Australian Native Plants

  Boronia heterophylla (Red Boronia)


Boronia heterophylla photo
Boronia heterophylla flowers

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

Boronia heterophylla photo
Boronia heterophylla shrub

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



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



RED BORONIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia heterophylla in Australia

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


Common Name
Red Boronia

Other Names
Kalgan Boronia

Description
Kalgan Boronia is a bushy upright shrub that grows from 1 m to 3 m tall. The leaves usually have three linear leaflets 2 cm to 3 cm long. Red or dark pink bell-shaped flowers are produced singly in leaf axils in spring from September to November. The flower has four sepals about 2 mm to 3 mm long, and four petals about 8 mm long, and eight stamens.

Habitat
forest, coast plains, growing near streams

Distribution
Red Boronia is found in south west Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 2
Spread (m): 1.5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 650
Flower Colour: pink
Flower Season: spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:heterophylla
Common Name:Red Boronia


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