Australian Native Plants

  Boronia muelleri (Forest Boronia)


Boronia muelleri photo
Boronia muelleri, Bunyip State Park, Victoria,

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

Boronia muelleri photo
Boronia muelleri 'Sunset Serenade' in Dunedin Botanic Garden

Photograph by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




FOREST BORONIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia muelleri in Australia

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


Common Name
Forest Boronia

Other Names
Pink Boronia

Description
The leaves grow up to 7 cm long and 4.5 cm wide, and are pinnate with between seven and seventeen leaflets. The leaflets are narrow, with end leaflet 4 mm to 24 mm long and 1 mm to 3.5 mm wide. The side leaflets are same shape but longer. Deep pink or white flowers are produced in groups of up to 15 from the leaf axils. Flowering is in late winter, spring and summer between August to February. The flower has four sepals about 2 mm long, and four petals about 5 mm to 7 mm long, and eight stamens.

Habitat
forest, woodland, heath in damp sandy soil

Distribution
Forest Boronia is found in south east New South Wales, eastern and southern Victoria.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m
Spread: 1m

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds and insects



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:muelleri
Common Name:Forest 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 megastigma
  Boronia mollis
  Boronia molloyae
  Boronia parviflora
  Boronia safrolifera
  Boronia serrulata
  Boronia tetrandra
  Boronia thujona