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DESERT KURRAJONG FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Desert Kurrajong
Description
The Desert Kurrajong is a small tree growing to 12 m tall. The leaves are lobed with 3 to 5 lobes, and grow to 10 cm to 15 cm long and 5 cm to 15 cm wide. The leaves are shed in the dry months. It flowers in spring and summer between October and December. The flowers are yellow, bell-shaped, with 5 partially fused petals. The seed pods are dark in colour and about 5 cm long.
Habitat
woodland, grassland, on rock ridges, slopes and sand dunes
Distribution
The Desert Kurrajong is found in north western South Australia, central and southern parts of the Northern Territory, central west of Western Australia .
Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m - 12m
Spread: 2m - 5m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Malvales | | Family: | Malvaceae | | Genus: | Brachychiton | | Species: | gregorii | | Common Name: | Desert Kurrajong |
Relatives in same Genus
Brachychiton acerifolius
Brachychiton australis
Brachychiton bidwillii
Brachychiton compactus
Brachychiton discolor
Brachychiton megaphyllus
Brachychiton muellerianus
Brachychiton populneus
Brachychiton rupestris
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