Olearia ilicifolia
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Mountain Holly is a shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand
also referred to as Hakeke or New Zealand Holly. It is a spreading shrub or small tree of the family Asteraceae
, and has largely serrated and undulating grey-green leaves. It is closely related to the sub-alpine Olearia macrodonta
, with which it shares the names Mountain Holly and New Zealand Holly, however it is much more common than Olearia macrodonta
. It is found in lowland and sub-alpine forests from sea level to 1200 metres (3,937 ft).
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
also referred to as Hakeke or New Zealand Holly. It is a spreading shrub or small tree of the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
, and has largely serrated and undulating grey-green leaves. It is closely related to the sub-alpine Olearia macrodonta
Olearia macrodonta
Olearia macrodontia is a small sub-alpine evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand, from the plant family Asteraceae. It is closely related to the narrow leaved Olearia ilicifolia, with which it shares several characteristics including largely undulating and serrated grey-green leaves...
, with which it shares the names Mountain Holly and New Zealand Holly, however it is much more common than Olearia macrodonta
Olearia macrodonta
Olearia macrodontia is a small sub-alpine evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand, from the plant family Asteraceae. It is closely related to the narrow leaved Olearia ilicifolia, with which it shares several characteristics including largely undulating and serrated grey-green leaves...
. It is found in lowland and sub-alpine forests from sea level to 1200 metres (3,937 ft).
Description
Mountain Holly is a much-branching, spreading shrub to small tree that grows 1.5–4.6 m (4.9–15.1 ) tall. Its leaves are 5–10 cm (2–3.9 ) long, 1 centimetre wide, with undulating and coarsely serrated margins, greyish green above. Its flowers are white with yellow centres and grow in large terminal corymbsPanicle
A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches; in other words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes....
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