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BROWN BORONIA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Brown Boronia
Other Names
Sweet-Scented Boronia, Scented Boronia
Description
Brown Boronia is an upright shrub that grows to about 1 m tall. The leaves have three or five needle-like leaflets 1cm to 3 cm long. The bell-shaped flowers are fragrant, dark brown to dark purple outside with yellow on the inside. They are produced singly from the leaf axils in spring. The flower has four sepals about 2 mm long, and four petals about 7 mm long, and eight stamens. The stigma is large.
Habitat
forest, woodland, seasonal swamps
Distribution
Brown Boronia is found in south west Western Australia.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1
Spread (m): 1 - 1.5
Soil Texture: sand, loam
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 600
Flower Colour: brown
Flower Season: winter, spring
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Sapindales | | Family: | Rutaceae | | Genus: | Boronia | | Species: | megastigma | | Common Name: | Brown Boronia |
Relatives in same Genus
Boronia anemonifolia
Boronia citriodora
Boronia crenulata
Boronia cymosa
Boronia deanei
Boronia filifolia
Boronia floribunda
Boronia fraseri
Boronia gracilipes
Boronia heterophylla
Boronia ledifolia
Boronia mollis
Boronia molloyae
Boronia muelleri
Boronia parviflora
Boronia safrolifera
Boronia serrulata
Boronia tetrandra
Boronia thujona
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