Shrub. Leaves alternate, lamina 10–44 × 7–32 mm, broadly elliptic, ovate, or ± orbicular, with silver or cream T-hairs; abaxial surface densely hairy; adaxial surface green, sparsely hairy to glabrate; midrib and main lateral veins prominent on both surfaces, 4–14 lateral veins; base attenuate to obtuse; margin with up to 13 teeth; apex subacute to obtuse; petiole 3.0–14.1 mm long, moderately hairy. Capitula (2–)5–13 per corymb; inflorescence moderately to densely covered with appressed Thairs, pedicels up to 20.0 mm long. Involucral bracts 15–23, 3–4-seriate, abaxial surface of outer bracts with hairs on midrib, abaxial surface of inner bracts glabrous, adaxial surfaces usually glabrous; apices acute to subobtuse, usually with a distinct tuft of hairs; margins fimbriate or hyaline-fimbriate in distal part; bases cuneate to attenuate; outer bracts up to 1.4–1.7 × 0.4–0.5 mm, broadly elliptic to shortly lanceolate; inner bracts up to 3.5–4.1 × 0.3–0.7 mm, lanceolate. Florets 11–13 per capitulum. Female florets 6–8, limb white, 4.5–4.6 × 0.7–1.2 mm, glabrous; tube 2.2–2.3 mm, sparsely hairy. Hermaphrodite florets 4–5, actinomorphic; corolla usually with glandular and eglandular hairs near apex; lobes 0.7–0.8 × 0.4–0.5 mm, narrowly triangular, deflexed at maturity, white; tube 3.1–3.3 mm long, sparsely hairy. Anthers 1.9–2.0 mm long, apex apiculate, tails c. 0.2 mm long; filaments 1.1–1.2 mm long, glabrous. Style of hermaphrodite and female florets 3.4–4.8 mm long; style arms 0.8–1.1 mm long. Ovary 1.2–1.7 × c. 0.4 mm, moderately covered with eglandular hairs; pappus bristles scabrid, 2.6– 3.9 mm long. Cypsela narrowly oblong, somewhat compressed and angular in section, 2.1–2.3 mm long; base obtuse; ribs 5, narrow, raised; moderately covered in white antrorse eglandular hairs. Pappus bristles scabrid, 2.7–4.1 mm long, pale orange-yellow. FL Nov–Feb; FT Jan–Feb.

Shrub. Leaves alternate, lamina 19– 44 × 6–17 mm, elliptic to broadly elliptic, usually with fulvous T-hairs; abaxial surface densely hairy; adaxial surface dull green, sparsely hairy to glabrate; midrib and main lateral veins prominent on both surfaces, 8–18 lateral veins; base attenuate to cuneate; margin with 4–22 teeth; apex subacute; petiole 2.5–10.5 mm long, sparsely to moderately hairy, or glabrate. Capitula 5–21 per corymb; inflorescence moderately to densely covered with appressed fulvous T-hairs, pedicels 2.2–13.0 mm long. Involucral bracts 16–18, 3–4-seriate, abaxial surface of outer bracts with hairs on midrib, abaxial surface of inner bracts glabrous, adaxial surfaces glabrous; apices acute to subobtuse, usually with a distinct tuft of hairs; margins fimbriate or hyaline-fimbriate in distal part; bases cuneate to attenuate; outer bracts up to 4.0 × 1.1 mm, broadly elliptic to shortly lanceolate; inner bracts up to 5.0 × 0.9 mm, lanceolate. Florets 6–10 per capitulum. Female florets 3–5, limb white, 3.0–5.7 × 0.7–1.0 mm, glabrous; tube 1.0–2.8 mm, sparsely hairy. Hermaphrodite florets 3–5, actinomorphic; corolla usually with glandular and eglandular hairs near apex; lobes 1.0–1.3 × 0.4– 0.5 mm, narrowly triangular, deflexed at maturity, white; tube 3.6–3.8 mm long, sparsely hairy. Anthers 1.8–2.0 mm long, apex apiculate, tails c. 0.2 mm long; filaments 1.1–1.2 mm long, glabrous. Style of hermaphrodite and female florets 3.3–3.6 mm long; style arms 0.9–1.3 mm long. Ovary c. 2.5 × 0.5 mm, moderately covered with eglandular hairs; pappus bristles scabrid, 3.6–4.9 mm long. Cypsela narrowly oblong, somewhat compressed and angular in section, 1.9–2.1 mm long; base obtuse; ribs 5, narrow raised; moderately covered in white antrorse hairs, eglandular, henna to red-brown. Pappus bristles scabrid, 2.2–3.3 mm long, pale orange-yellow. FL Dec–Feb.

Shrub up to 2.2 m tall, with an open habit. Branches upright to spreading, outer bark light grey to light grey-brown, smooth on young branches, becoming light brown, rough, and longitudinally furrowed on old branches; branchlets slightly to prominently flexuose, 2.0–3.0 mm diam., light brown to cream-brown, slender, terete, glabrous to sparsely hairy, diverging between 20° and 40°, nodes up to 30 mm apart; brachyblasts sometimes present, up to 10 mm long. Leaves alternate, lamina 3.2–13.4 × 3.1–11.5 mm, broadly elliptic to ± orbicular, with cream to occasionally fulvous T-hairs; abaxial surface densely hairy; adaxial surface dull green, often red-purple toward base, sparsely hairy to glabrate; midrib and main lateral veins prominent on both surfaces; base cuneate to obtuse; margin sometimes slightly undulate, usually red-purple, with (2–)5(–7) teeth that are surrounded by prominent red-purple blotches; apex obtuse; petiole 1.7–8.5 mm long, sparsely to moderately hairy, or glabrate. Capitula 3–5 per corymb; inflorescence moderately to densely covered with appressed T-hairs, rachis 2.8–26.0 mm long, pedicels 1.1–16.0 mm long; bracteoles subtending each capitulum, 1.0–2.4 × 0.3–0.8 mm, spathulate, narrowly lanceolate to linear, apex subacute to obtuse, base cuneate, sparsely to moderately hairy on both surfaces. Involucre conical in bud, cylindric at maturity. Involucral bracts 13–18, 3–4-seriate, patent at maturity; midrib and central part of adaxial and abaxial surfaces green, outer part of adaxial and abaxial surfaces red to pink-red, abaxial surface of outer bracts with hairs on midrib, abaxial surface of inner bracts glabrous, adaxial surfaces glabrous; apices acute to subobtuse, usually with a distinct tuft of hairs; margins fimbriate or hyaline-fimbriate in distal part; bases cuneate to attenuate; outer bracts 0.8–1.3 × 0.3–0.6 mm, broadly elliptic to shortly lanceolate; inner bracts 3.1–4.2 × 0.7–1.0 mm, lanceolate. Florets 3–8 per capitulum. Female florets 2–4, limb white, 4.2–4.3 × 0.7–1.3 mm, glabrous; tube 2.1–2.8 mm, sparsely hairy. Hermaphrodite florets 1–4, actinomorphic; corolla usually with glandular hairs near apex; lobes 5, 0.6–0.8 × 0.3–0.4 mm, narrowly triangular, deflexed at maturity, white; tube 3.4–3.6 mm long, sparsely hairy. Anthers 1.7–1.8 mm long; apex apiculate, 0.3–0.4 mm long; tails 0.1–0.2 mm long; filaments 1.4–1.7 mm long, glabrous. Style of female and hermaphrodite florets 3.0–3.1 mm long; style arms 1.1– 1.5 mm long, cream; ovary 0.9–1.3 × 0.3–0.4 mm, moderately covered with eglandular hairs; pappus bristles scabrid, 2.0–4.0 mm long. Cypsela narrowly oblong, somewhat compressed and angular in section, 2.0–2.3 mm long; base obtuse; ribs 5, narrow, raised. Surface smooth, henna to red-brown, moderately covered in white antrorse eglandular hairs. Pappus 2.5–4.3 mm long, pale orange-yellow. FL Oct–Jan; FR Jan–Apr. Chromosome number 2n = 108 (de Lange et al. 2004a).

Ab Olearia arborescenti ramulis distincte flexuosis, foliis minoribus dentibus 5 marginalibus prominentibus maculis rubro-purpureis circumdatis ornatis, inflorescentis brevibus teneris pauci-floris distinguenda.