Boronia serrulata
| Native Rose | |
|---|---|
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| Illustration by Edward Minchen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Boronia |
| Species: | B. serrulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Boronia serrulata Sm. | |
Boronia serrulata (commonly called the Native Roseor Sydney rose) is a shrub about 1m high with a 1m spread. It has crowded rhomboid leaves and bright pink cup-shaped flowers with a pleasant fragrance. Like many other Boronias, the leaves are strongly aromatic when crushed .[1]
Boronia serrulata was first described by James Edward Smith in 1798.[2]
Its natural distribution is restricted to Hawkesbury sandstone of the Sydney basin where it often grows around exposed sandstone outcrops.[3]
Native Rose, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
References
- ↑ Boronia serrulata - Stuart Donaldson (1981), Growing Native Plants, Australian National Botanic Gardens
- ↑ "Boronia serrulata Sm.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Boronia serrulata (a shrub) - rejection of vulnerable species listing". NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
External links
- New South Wales Flora Online: Boronia serrulata by P.H. Weston & M.F. Duretto, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.