About the plant
This rare low spreading shrub is restricted in South Australia to the Southern Flinders Ranges north of Adelaide, renowned for their rugged landscape and unique flora.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex
Facts
- Small and scattered populations
- Found on the upper ridges of the southern Flinders Ranges
- Predominantly grows in sugar gum woodland
- Large white daisy flowers
- Threats include weeds, introduced herbivores and drought
- Considered endangered in South Australia

By Nathan Johnson via flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

© Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (South Australia)

© Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (South Australia)

© Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (South Australia)

© Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (South Australia)
Distinguishing features
The ‘heart-shaped leaf’ (cardiophylla) is one way to distinguish between this and its more widespread cousin Olearia pannosa subsp. pannosa.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex