Australian Native Plants

  Boronia gracilipes (Karri Boronia)


Boronia gracilipes photo
Boronia gracilipes flowers

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




KARRI BORONIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia gracilipes in Australia

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


Common Name
Karri Boronia

Description
Karri Boronia is an erect shrub that grows to a height of 1.2 m. tall. The leaves are pinnate up to 1 cm long with five or seven lance-shaped to oblong leaflets. Pink flowers are produced singly from the leaf axils in winter, spring and summer, from July to December. The flower has four sepals, and four petals about 8 mm long, and eight stamens.

Habitat
forest, woodland, prefers shady places in gullies and rocky outcrops

Distribution
Karri Boronia is found in south west Western Australia.

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

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:gracilipes
Common Name:Karri Boronia


Relatives in same Genus
  Boronia anemonifolia
  Boronia citriodora
  Boronia crenulata
  Boronia cymosa
  Boronia deanei
  Boronia filifolia
  Boronia floribunda
  Boronia fraseri
  Boronia heterophylla
  Boronia ledifolia
  Boronia megastigma
  Boronia mollis
  Boronia molloyae
  Boronia muelleri
  Boronia parviflora
  Boronia safrolifera
  Boronia serrulata
  Boronia tetrandra
  Boronia thujona