About Olearia teretifolia (Sond.) F.Muell.
Olearia teretifolia (Sond.) F.Muell. is a slender, erect to spreading shrub that usually reaches a maximum height of around 1.5 meters (4 feet 11 inches). This species has hairless, sticky branchlets and leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems, are more or less stalkless, measure 2 to 5 millimeters in length and about 0.5 millimeters in width, and typically lie pressed against the stem. The daisy-like flower heads are borne singly at the ends of branches, often in large quantities. Each flower head is stalkless, between 10 and 16 millimeters in diameter, and has an urn-shaped involucre 3 to 4 millimeters long at its base. Every flower head holds 4 to 10 white ray florets, with a ligule 3.5 to 6 millimeters long, that surround 5 to 10 yellow disc florets. Flowering takes place from August to November. The fruit is a ribbed achene 1.0 to 1.5 millimeters long, with a pappus 2 to 3 millimeters long. Olearia teretifolia grows in forest, mallee, and scrub habitats. It occurs in disconnected areas of Victoria and in the southeast of South Australia.
