Olearia viscidula

Family Asteraceae

Viscid shrub to 2.5 m. Longevity greater than 20 years.

Flowers: White, July - November. Possibly beetle pollinated.

Fruit: Achene, silky, with pappus of many long bristles.

Seed: Wind dispersed.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Woodland habitat.
• Rare in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden, only 2 or 3 plants known.
• No seed recorded at the Australian Botanic Garden, possibly due to small population size and/or lack of pollination.

Recent observations

• Many small Longicorn Beetles, Syllitus species covered with pollen observed on Olearia flowers September 2006.