Shawia avicenniifolia, commonly known as mountain akeake, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to New Zealand where it is found on the southern coastlines of the South Island and on Stewart Island. It is classified as Not Threatened.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mangrove-leaved daisy-bush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Olearia townsonii
- Buddleja nitida
- Olearia traversiorum
- Brachyglottis buchananii
- Ageratina asclepiadea
- Olearia cheesemanii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Olearia
- Species
- Olearia avicenniifolia
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