Cypress Daisy-bush - native (Olearia teretifolia)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family).

Native.

Occurrence: Rare locally. Localised in Muckleford forest. It is abundant north of Bendigo.

Identification:

• it is an erect shrub
• the erect leaves are narrow, giving the impresssion of a cypress bush
• the white daisy flowers are small but usually numerous.

Photo: Kaweka Wildflower Reserve, where planted. In Kaweka it is self-seeding and increasing in abundance.