
Coast Daisy-bush
Olearia axillaris
Family Asteraceae
Grey coastal shrub
About
A densely branched, silvery-grey shrub endemic to Australia's southern coastline, its woolly hairs and rolled leaf margins an adaptation to salt-laden coastal wind at exposed sites like Canunda's limestone cliffs.
How to spot it
Aromatic, narrow, grey-green leaves with rolled-under edges and a woolly underside. Small daisy flowerheads with a handful of white ray florets around a yellow centre, borne singly along the branches from December to May.
Found in
- Canunda National Park
Source: Wikipedia
Photo: Max Campberll (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons