About Olearia glutinosa (Lindl.) Benth.
Olearia glutinosa (Lindl.) Benth. is an erect, bushy, glabrous shrub that typically reaches a height of 2 to 3 meters (6 feet 7 inches to 9 feet 10 inches). It has sticky branchlets and leaves. Its leaves are arranged alternately along the branchlets; they are linear in shape, 18 to 40 millimeters (0.71 to 1.57 inches) long and 1 to 2 millimeters (0.039 to 0.079 inches) wide, with a prominent midrib on the lower surface. The daisy-like flower heads are arranged in corymbs at the ends of branches. Each head is 12 to 19 millimeters (0.47 to 0.75 inches) in diameter, borne on a peduncle up to 1 millimeter (0.039 inches) long, with two or three rows of bracts at the base. Every flower head holds four to ten ray florets, with mauve, pink or white ligules that are 5 to 8 millimeters (0.20 to 0.31 inches) long. These ray florets surround six to twelve disc florets that can be violet, white or yellow. Flowering occurs mostly from November to January. The fruit is a ribbed achene that is 2 to 3 millimeters (0.079 to 0.118 inches) long, with a pappus 4 to 5 millimeters (0.16 to 0.20 inches) long. This species grows in scrub on coastal dunes, or on sandstone or limestone cliffs. It occurs along the coast of Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, and the north and west coasts of Tasmania, including King Island.
