Botanical atlas
Musk Daisy Bush
Olearia argophylla
Musk Daisy Bush earned its common name from the distinct musky scent that rises off its foliage, especially in damp forest air after rain. Tasmanian and Victorian settlers came to know it as a rainforest gap filler, a fast grower that shot up in clearings and forest edges, and its close-grained, handsomely marked wood was prized by colonial cabinetmakers for furniture and turned work. It has never been a kitchen or medicine cabinet herb, its story belongs to the forest and the workshop rather than the teapot.
In tradition.
Musk Daisy Bush earned its common name from the distinct musky scent that rises off its foliage, especially in damp forest air after rain. Tasmanian and Victorian settlers came to know it as a rainforest gap filler, a fast grower that shot up in clearings and forest edges, and its close-grained, handsomely marked wood was prized by colonial cabinetmakers for furniture and turned work. It has never been a kitchen or medicine cabinet herb, its story belongs to the forest and the workshop rather than the teapot.
The tradition we can stand behind has no household remedy for this plant, so we list none. If that changes as the library grows, this page will grow with it.
Safety.
Musk daisy bush has no history of food or medicinal use, so don't eat or brew it, and keep it away from children and pets who might chew the foliage.
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