CAT-00148
Wild rosemary
Olearia axillaris
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Olearia
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Herb / spice
- Latin name
- Olearia axillaris
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Wild rosemary
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/wild-rosemary-olearia-axillaris/; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A234773-1 Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00148
- Mature width
- 1-2m
- Native range
- Southern and western Australian coasts, including WA, SA, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania.
- Plant family
- Asteraceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- 1-2m
- Native states
- NSW, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Dry fruits follow flowering.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Leaves for culinary flavouring
- Flowering season
- Summer-late autumn.
- Brief description
- Grey aromatic coastal shrub.
- Drought tolerance
- High once established.
- Preparation notes
- Culinary leaf/rhizome flavouring; use a species-specific recipe.
- Flower description
- Cream daisy flower heads in clusters.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Trial sunny freely draining soil; humid weather can be difficult.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Tiny dry achenes with pappus hairs; aromatic foliage is the food component.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded