''Olearia ilicifolia'' is a shrub or small tree endemic to

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. Common names include Māori-holly, mountain holly, ''hakeke'' or ''hākēkeke'' and New Zealand holly. It is a spreading shrub or small tree of the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

, and has largely serrated and undulating grey-green leaves. It is closely related to the sub-alpine ''

Olearia macrodonta ''Olearia macrodonta'' (mountain holly or arorangi in New Zealand, or New Zealand holly elsewhere) is a small sub-alpine evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand, from the plant family Asteraceae. It is closely related to the narrow-leaved ''Olearia ...

'', with which it shares the names mountain holly and New Zealand holly, however it is much more common than ''

''. It is found in lowland and sub-alpine forests from sea level to .

Description

Mountain holly is a much-branching, spreading shrub to small tree that grows tall. Its leaves are long, wide, with undulating and coarsely serrated margins, greyish green above. Its flowers are white with yellow centres and grow in large terminal

corymbs Corymb is a botanical term for an inflorescence with the flowers growing in such a fashion that the outermost are borne on longer pedicels than the inner, bringing all flowers up to a common level. A corymb has a flattish top with a superficial re ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7085995 ilicifolia Plants described in 1864