Australian Native Plants

  Boronia tetrandra (Yellow Boronia)


Boronia tetrandra photo
Boronia tetrandra flowers

Photograph by Murray Fagg. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




YELLOW BORONIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia tetrandra in Australia

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


Common Name
Yellow Boronia

Description
Yellow Boronia is a shrub that grows to about 1 m tall. The leaves are pinnate with between five and thirteen leaflets. The leaflets are narrow and about 12 mm long. Cream, yellow or reddish-brown bell-shaped flowers are produced singly from the leaf axils. Flowering in winter and spring from May to October. The flower has four sepals, and four petals about 7 mm to 10 mm long, and eight stamens.

Habitat
forest, sand dunes, coastal cliffs

Distribution
Yellow Boronia is found along southern coastal areas of south west Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m
Spread: 1m

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:tetrandra
Common Name:Yellow Boronia


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  Boronia anemonifolia
  Boronia citriodora
  Boronia crenulata
  Boronia cymosa
  Boronia deanei
  Boronia filifolia
  Boronia floribunda
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  Boronia muelleri
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  Boronia safrolifera
  Boronia serrulata
  Boronia thujona