Australian Native Plants

  Boronia crenulata (Aniseed Boronia)


Boronia crenulata photo
Boronia crenulata leaves and flowers

Photograph by Geoff Derrin. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Boronia crenulata photo
Boronia crenulata 'Shark Bay'

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ANISEED BORONIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia crenulata in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Aniseed Boronia

Description
Aniseed Boronia is an open-branched shrub growing to 1.2 m tall. It often has a trailing habit. The leaves are about 2 cm long, egg shaped with narrow end attached to stem, or oblong shape. Pink or reddish-purple flowers are produced singly or in small groups from the leaf axils in spring and summer. The flower is about 1 cm in diameter with four sepals, four petals, and eight stamens.

Habitat
forest, mallee, sandplains, coastal plains

Distribution
Aniseed Boronia is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.6m - 1m
Spread: 0.5m - 1m



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:crenulata
Common Name:Aniseed Boronia


Relatives in same Genus
  Boronia anemonifolia
  Boronia citriodora
  Boronia cymosa
  Boronia deanei
  Boronia filifolia
  Boronia floribunda
  Boronia fraseri
  Boronia gracilipes
  Boronia heterophylla
  Boronia ledifolia
  Boronia megastigma
  Boronia mollis
  Boronia molloyae
  Boronia muelleri
  Boronia parviflora
  Boronia safrolifera
  Boronia serrulata
  Boronia tetrandra
  Boronia thujona