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SWAMP BORONIA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Swamp Boronia
Other Names
Small Boronia, Tiny Boronia, Small-Flowered Boronia
Description
Swamp Boronia is a small shrub that grows to a height 1 m. The leaves are elliptic to egg-shaped, with finely serrated edges, growing up to about 25 mm long and 6 mm wide. Pink, white or green flowers are produced in groups of up to three in the leaf axils. Flowering is in late winter to summer between August and March. The flower has four sepals about 3 mm to 6 mm long, and four petals about 3 mm to 6 mm long, and usually eight stamens.
Habitat
heath, woodland, wallum in seasonally wet areas
Distribution
Swamp Boronia is found in near-coastal areas in south east Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Tasmania. Also scattered in southern Victoria, and south east South Australia.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.05m - 1m
Spread: 0.3m - 0.5m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Sapindales | | Family: | Rutaceae | | Genus: | Boronia | | Species: | parviflora | | Common Name: | Swamp 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 muelleri
Boronia safrolifera
Boronia serrulata
Boronia tetrandra
Boronia thujona
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