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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.

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Olearia passerinoides (Turcz.) Benth.

Reference: Fl.Austral. 3:482 (1867)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Glutinous shrub, 0.45-2 m high. Fl. white & pink/blue-purple, Oct to Dec or Jan to Mar. Yellow sand, granite, laterite. Plains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions: Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Coolgardie, Esperance, Kent, Ravensthorpe.