Australian Native Plants

  Boronia deanei (Deane's Boronia)


Boronia deanei photo
Boronia deanei flowers

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

Boronia deanei photo
Boronia deanei as observed on Newnes Plateau, NSW

Photograph by CathyMorganforemen. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




DEANE'S BORONIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia deanei in Australia

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


Common Name
Deane's Boronia

Description
Deane's Boronia is an erect shrub that grows to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are linear growing 4 mm to12 mm long, and strongly aromatic when crushed. White or pink flowers are produced in groups of up to three from the leaf axils. Flowering is in late winter and spring between August and November. The flower has four sepals, and four petals about 5 mm long, and eight stamens.

Habitat
open forest, heathland, swamps in high country.

Distribution
Deane's Boronia is found in in south east New South Wales, in the central and southern highlands.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 1.5m
Spread: 0.5m - 1.5m



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:deanei
Common Name:Deane's Boronia


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  Boronia anemonifolia
  Boronia citriodora
  Boronia crenulata
  Boronia cymosa
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  Boronia floribunda
  Boronia fraseri
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