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GRANITE BORONIA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Granite Boronia
Description
Granite Boronia is an erect shrub that grows from 0.2 m to 1 m tall. The leaves are narrow and linear, with pointed tips, and about 25 mm long. Pink flowers are produced in groups from the leaf axils, with flowers held clear above the leaves. Flowering is between May to November. The flower has four sepals, and four petals about 8 mm long, and eight stamens.
Habitat
granite outcrops, rocky hillsides, forest, sandplains, coastal plains
Distribution
Granite Boronia is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia from about Perth to Shark Bay.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 1m
Spread: 0.5m - 1m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Sapindales | | Family: | Rutaceae | | Genus: | Boronia | | Species: | cymosa | | Common Name: | Granite Boronia |
Relatives in same Genus
Boronia anemonifolia
Boronia citriodora
Boronia crenulata
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
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