Shawia argophylla

Shawia argophylla

Shawia argophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 argophylla

Name

Shawia argophylla (Labill.) Sch.Bip., Jahresber. Pollichia 18-19: 173 (1861)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aster argophyllus Labill. in Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 52 (1806)
• Homotypic
  • Eurybia argophylla (Labill.) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. ed. 2. 37: 487 (1825)
  • Haxtonia argophylla (Labill.) Caley ex D.Don in Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 127 (1838)
  • Olearia argophylla (Labill.) F.Muell. ex Benth., Fragm. (Mueller) 5(34): 68 (1865)
• Heterotypic
  • Aster caryophyllus Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 154 (1840)
  • Aster moschatus Colla in Herb. Pedem. 3: 381 (1834), pro syn.
  • Olearia argophylla var. grandiflora C.T.White in Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 47: 66 (1936)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Shawia argophylla Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Australia (New South Wales) Introduced into: Tasmania, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Shawia argophylla. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 13 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Shawia argophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Shawia argophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct. 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Shawia argophylla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Shawia argophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: musk daisy-bush, Native musk, Silver shrub

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