Olearia odorata

Olearia odorata, the scented tree daisy, is a small divaricating shrub endemic to New Zealand, from the plant family Asteraceae. It has small light green leaves with a large amount of interlacing twigs and grows to around 2–4m in height.^[2] In spring O. odorata produces many small white flowers.^[3]

Olearia odorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Olearia
Species:	O. odorata
Binomial name
Olearia odorata Petrie[1]

Remnants of this bush that grow in Otago are home to native moths and insects, and areas with this species are now being protected with covenants.^[4] This plant is associated with the nationally endangered moth Stathmopoda albimaculata.^[5]