Species

Olearia albida

Etymology

Olearia: Derived from the latinised name (Olearius) of the 17th century German botanist Adam Oelenschlager
albida: whitish

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Authority

Olearia albida (Hook.f.) Hook.f.

Family

Asteraceae

Brief Description

Spreading small coastal tree of northern North Island with grooved flaky bark and bearing leathery light green wavy leaves that have a white underside. Twigs grooved on the upper surface. Leaves taper towards the pointed tip. Some of the hairs on the stems are star-shaped. Flowers white, in large clusters.

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

OLEALB

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Synonyms

Eurybia albida Hook.f., Olearia albida (Hook.f.) Hook.f. var. albida

Threats

Not Threatened

Chromosome No.

2n = 324

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

This page last updated on 6 Dec 2014