Aromatic shrub or perennial forb to 1.5m tall. Leaves alternating up the stem, often with basal lobes, more or less stem clasping, 1.5-12cm long, 6-40mm wide, flat, hairy to rough, often sticky, the edges toothed or entire. Flowers with 30-75 blue or mauve to purplish, rarely white, ‘petals’, and yellow to orange centres. Flower heads broadly heimspherical, borne singly or in open groups of 2-8 at the ends of the branchlets.
Flowering start in July and ends in November.
Identification
The main flower colour is purple.
References
http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/scotia/key/Plants%20and%20Fungi%20of%20south%20western%20NSW/Media/Html/Olearia_rudis.htm
Created: 04 Nov 2014 - Stephen L (Clare) SA
Updated: 19 Nov 2014 - Member - John and Val
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