Olearia arguta
Species of shrub
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Olearia arguta is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is an erect, hairy aromatic herb that typically grows to a height of up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and has oblong leaves, sometimes with a few pointed teeth near the end and produces white, blue, purple or pink daisy-like inflorescences.[2][3] It was first formally described in 1867 by George Bentham from specimens collected on an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria by Robert Brown.[4] The specific epithet (arguta) means "sharply-toothed".[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Olearia |
| Species: | O. arguta |
| Binomial name | |
| Olearia arguta | |
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Bentham also described two subspecies and the names are accepted by the Australian Plant Census:
Olearia arguta occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Top End of the Northern Territory and in north Queensland.[2][8] It is listed as "not threatened" by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and as of "least concern" under the Northern Territory Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976.[2][8]