| Common Name: | Musk Daisy-bush |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Size: | 3-10m x 2-6m |
| Description: | Rounded, open to dense large shrub or small tree with grey ribbony bark, branchlets covered in dense silvery hairs. |
| Leaves: | Large, shiny dark green elliptic leaves, white to silvery below, 3-12cm x 2-7cm. Network of veins on upper surface, margins finely toothed. |
| Flowering: | Large terminal bunches of small daisy flowerheads. |
| Flower Colour: | White |
| Flowering Time: | September to February |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist well drained soils in sheltered gullies and moist to wet forests. Frost and snow tolerant. Partial to full shade. |
| Garden Use: | Screen or windbreak plant under established trees in moist areas. Silver and green foliage is attractive. Pruning is beneficial. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 30 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 3 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Shire of Yarra Ranges photo library |