Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Daisybush
Olearia x haastii
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Grey-green leaves and spent flower clusters of Olearia x haastii.
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Common names
3 names · 2 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Daisy Bush[1]
- Daisybush
Other languages (1)
- Dutch
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- Olearia
Sources & name notes (1)
Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.
[1] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Shawia × haastii ↗
Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.
Source records
- Daisy Bush (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 143736; taxon V5D82.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life treats Olearia × haastii as a synonym of Shawia × haastii.
- Botanical family
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Asteraceae
Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [2] - Native range
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EC. New Zealand South I.
Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.
Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
Daisybush (Olearia x haastii) is a shrub. It flowers from July to August.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Olearia × haastii — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Supports: TaxonomyRelevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 797991; ID 493Z2; rank species; status synonym
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.
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Catalogue of Life
Shawia × haastii — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Relevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5219769; ID V5D82; rank species; status accepted
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5219769; ID V5D82; rank species; status accepted
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Shawia × haastii — Kew WCVP native distribution
Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.
Supports: Native rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 776732, 883291; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1993089
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.