Olearia myrsinoides [Silky Daisy Bush]

[DaveO]

Oldfield, D. 2018. Olearia myrsinoides (Labill.) F. Muell. ex Benth. (Asteraceae) Silky Daisy Bush. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultraviol...lky-daisy-bush/

 

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

26 November 2018

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

Synonyms:

Aster myrsinoides Labill.

Shawia myrsinoides (Labill.) Sch.Bip.

Eurybia lamprophylla Sond.

 

Comments:

Olearia myrsinoides is a dwarf to small shrub found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. It is often associated with mountains and hills in sites which can be rocky to swampy.

 

Visible Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/200 s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV/IR Cut Filter.

Image Reference: DO66078

 

Ultraviolet Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nissin Di866 Mark II flash, 1/200s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

Image Reference: DO66079

 

Ultraviolet Induced Visible Fluorescence: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens with Baader UV/IR Cut Filter, Nichia NCSU033A UV-LED with Baader UV-Pass Filter, 10.0 s @ f/16 ISO 1250.

Image Reference: DO66081

 

Reference:

 

Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Volume 7, 1997, Lothian, p. 86.

 

Published 6 December 2018

[Andrea B.]

This is a very interesting Asteraceae because of the curled rays of the disc florets.

 

The flower at first made me think it was a monocot because of the 3 outer rays.

[DaveO]

Perhaps it is so different because we have been sitting in our own corner for the last 34 million years. Happy New year

 

Dave