Plants of
South Australia
Olearia grandiflora
Asteraceae
Mount Lofty Daisy-bush
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock painting: 1

Prior names

Aster sonderi

Etymology

Grandiflora from the Latin 'grandis' meaning great or large and 'florus' meaning flower, alluding to the large showy white flowers.

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Southern Lofty, Green Adelaide
NRM region: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
 
MSB

1,400 (8.75 g)
35+5-Feb-2008KHB116
Southern Lofty
85%
BGA100 (1.35 g)153-Jan-2008DJD1037
Southern Lofty
19-Sep-200880%-18°C
BGA460 (3.74 g)2012-Feb-2008TST357
Southern Lofty
19-Sep-2008100%-18°C
BGA700 (5.94 g)40+17-Feb-2010KHB369
Southern Lofty
1-Jun-2010100%-18°C
BGA14,000 (44.000 g)30+10-Feb-2021TST1466
Southern Lofty
28-Jun-202135%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.