Mueller's Daisy-bush Husk - Seeding - In Seed | Pimelea Daisy-bush Habit | |||||
Animals Plants Info |
| Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||||||||||||||
| Order: | Sunflowers (Asterales) | |||||||||||||||
| Family: | Daisy (Asteraceae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||||
| Species: | Mueller's Daisy-bush (Olearia muelleri)| This Photo: | Husk after Rain | Other name: | Goldfield's Daisy | Thank you Ralph Foster & Dr Kym Nicolson for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: We had a decent rainfall on 13th January, and all the dried Muelleri husks closed up! After the rains they opened out again, just like a flower at night, but these are dead? General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Small, round, green, succulent leaves. Small white flowers, yellow centres. A dense bush with stems that go from stiff green to grey wood with age. Similar Species: Crinkle-leaf Daisy-bush (Olearia calcarea)
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