Isolated plants or small groups on south facing slope of the valley, generally coming out from the protection of a rock or log. Open forest of Snow Gums and E. viminalis
My initial thought was Olearia alpicola, but the leaves of this plant do not appear to be opposite each other. I cannot key it to anything sensible in either Plantnet or Vicflora keys to Olearia. It might be a weed.
Keith McDougall of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage said "Olearia seems a reasonable guess. I wouldn’t have thought alpicola. O. phlogopappa subsp. serrata is about the right size but plants I have seen tend to have dull upper surfaces. So, best to collect some and give to Dave Albrecht at the Herbarium."
I am interested in following this up so I wil collect samples when I next visit the area. If flowers are needed that will have to wait until next spring or summer. When I get an identification I will pass that on in a future comment.
I sent a sample to Dave Albrecht via ANBG. In the absence of fertile material he could not be 100% certain but thought it is Olearia myrsinoides. Although leaf size is highly variable the sample with some leaves to 50mm was "really pushing the limit" although a herbarium specimen also has leaves to 50mm. I have put tree guards around several plants to reduce damage by wallabies. If I can get flowers next January Dave would like specimens with flowers and variable leaf size for confirmation and herbarium specimen. We will see what summer brings.
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