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词条 Olearia ballii
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  1. Description

  2. Distribution and habitat

  3. References

{{Italic title}}{{taxobox
|name = Olearia ballii
|image = Olearia ballii (mountain daisy) (14240373994).jpg
|regnum = Plantae
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|unranked_classis = Eudicots
|unranked_ordo = Asterids
|ordo = Asterales
|familia = Asteraceae
|tribus = Astereae
|genus = Olearia
|species = O. ballii
|binomial = Olearia ballii
|binomial_authority = (F.Muell.) Hemsl.[1]
|synonyms =
|}}Olearia ballii, commonly known as the Mountain Daisy, is a shrub in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The specific epithet honours Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball who, while commanding HMS Supply in 1788, discovered and named Lord Howe Island, where the plant was subsequently collected.[1]

Description

The plant grows as a dense shrub up to 1.5 m in height. The leaves are small (5–12 mm long, 0.5–1.5 mm wide) and crowded on the stems. The flowers have 20–30 ray florets, 8 mm long, white with purple tips; there are about 40 disc florets, 4 mm long and purplish. The fruit is brown and ellipsoidal, 3 mm long.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is endemic. to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is found from an elevation of 400 m upwards to the tops of the mountains, where it is common.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53103|title= Olearia ballii |accessdate=2014-01-26 |work=Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994) |first= |last= |publisher= Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) |date= }}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q15593955}}{{Astereae-stub}}

4 : Asterales of Australia|Olearia|Flora of Lord Howe Island|Plants described in 1896

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