Gynatrix pulchella
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Gynatrix pulchella, Valley Reserve, Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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HEMP BUSH FACTS
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Common Name
Hemp Bush
Other Names
Aboriginal Hemp
Description
Hemp Bush is a fast growing evergreen flowering shrub in the Hibiscus family (Malvaceae). Produces masses of small white or cream flowers with yellow centres. The plant is dioecious (individual plant has either male flowers or female flowers but not both, so both male and female plants are required to produce seed). The leaves are bright green and elongated triangle shape.
Height
to 3m
Habitat
moist, semi-shaded areas along water courses
Propagation
Gynatrix can be propagated by seed or cuttings.
Distribution
south-east Australia in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Malvales | | Family: | Malvaceae | | Genus: | Gynatrix | | Species: | pulchella | | Common Name: | Hemp Bush |
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