Chorilaena quercifolia (Karri Oak)

Chorilaena quercifolia, Karwarra Gardens, Kalorama, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

KARRI OAK FACTS

distribution map showing range of Chorilaena quercifolia in Australia

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

Common Name
Karri Oak

Description
The Karri Oak is a dense shrub from the Karri forests of south-west Western Australia. The leaves are shaped like oak leaves. The flowers are produced on hanging flower heads, and are usually green, but some forms have yellow, white, red or pink flowers. Flowers in late spring and early summer.

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 4
Spread (m): 2 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 650
Flower Colour: green / yellow
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Chorilaena
Species:	quercifolia
Common Name:	Karri Oak