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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

New species of Olearia (Asteraceae : Astereae) endemic to Western Australia
LANDER, N.S.

Seven new species of Olearia are described, namely O. eremaea Lander, O. fluvialis Lander, O. incondita Lander, O. laciniifolia Lander, O. mucronata Lander, O. occidentissima Lander and O. plucheacea Lander. All are endemic to Western Australia. Five of them may be rare and/or endangered.