Shawia alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Celmisiinae
Genus: Shawia
Sectio: Shawia sect. Australiaster
Species: Shawia alpina

Name

Shawia alpina (Hook.f.) Sch.Bip., Jahresber. Pollichia 18-19: 174 (1861)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Eurybia alpina Hook.f., London J. Bot. 6: 106 (1847)
• Homotypic
  • Olearia persoonioides var. alpina (Hook.f.) Benth. in Fl. Austral. 3: 471 (1867)
  • Olearia tasmanica W.M. Curtis, Vict. Naturalist 87:251. (1970)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Tasmania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

to come

Additional references

• Saldivia, P. & Nicol, D.A. 2025. Reinstatement, broader circumscription, and infrageneric classification of Shawia (Astereae, Celmisiinae), a large woody genus endemic to Australasia. Phytoneuron 2025-49: 1–43. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Shawia alpina in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2025. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Shawia alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Shawia alpina. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 31 2025. Reference page.