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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Olearia arguta Benth.

Reference
Fl.Austral. 3: 487-488 (1867)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, aromatic shrub, to 1 m high. Fl. white-blue-purple-pink, Jan to Feb or Apr to May or Jul to Sep or Dec. Sand, clay, loam, skeletal soils, laterite, limestone. Stony slopes & ridges, near disturbed areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Mitchell, Pentecost.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.