About Olearia nernstii F.Muell.
Olearia nernstii F.Muell. is a shrub that typically grows to a maximum height of 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches). Its leaves are arranged alternately but are scattered, with a shape ranging from egg-shaped to elliptic. Leaves measure 20–110 mm (0.79–4.33 in) long and 8–35 mm (0.31–1.38 in) wide, and have toothed or prickly edges. The lower surface of the leaves is covered in woolly brown hairs. The daisy-like flower heads of this species are arranged in loose groups at the ends of branches, borne on a peduncle that can grow up to 35 mm (1.4 in) long. Each flower head is 14–29 mm (0.55–1.14 in) wide, with nine to twenty white ray florets surrounding fifteen to forty yellow disc florets. Flowering takes place from July to November, and the fruit is a more or less glabrous achene, with a pappus that has 29 to 45 bristles. Olearia nernstii grows in forest or woodland in coastal areas and nearby ranges, occurring from south-eastern Queensland to near Gosford in New South Wales, and ranging as far inland as Torrington, New South Wales.
