Olearia megalophylla

Large-leaf Daisy-bush at Cotter River, ACT

Olearia megalophylla at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Olearia megalophylla 10 Dec 2019 BettyDonWood
Olearia megalophylla 10 Dec 2019 mcosgrove
Olearia phlogopappa subsp. continentale 9 Dec 2019 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 8 Dec 2019 Harrisi

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   10 Dec 2019
I don’t think this is Olearia lirata, which has leaves with deeply impressed veins.
mcosgrove wrote:
   11 Dec 2019
O. megalophylla has opposite leaves that are beige on the underside and not lobed. You can see the opposite leaf arrangement in the lower stem and the beige undersides mid-left. This plant looks water stressed.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   11 Dec 2019
Thanks Meredith. I had not thought of O. megalophylla.

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 7 Dec 2019 04:13 PM Recorded on
  • Harrisi Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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