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BUNJONG FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Bunjong
Description
The Bunjong is an erect shrub growing to about 2 m tall, buyt usually less. The leaves are narrow elliptical, tapering to a point at tip, and grow 2 cm to 3 cm long. The plant flowers in winter, spring and summer from August to December. The flowers are white with pink flush in centre and produced in ball-shaped flower heads up to 50 mm in diameter. Each individual flower has four sepals that look like petals.
Habitat
sandy soil
Distribution
The Bunjong is found in the south west corner of Western Australia,
Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Malvales | | Family: | Thymelaeaceae | | Genus: | Pimelea | | Species: | spectabilis | | Common Name: | Bunjong |
Relatives in same Genus
Pimelea ciliata
Pimelea ferruginea
Pimelea flava ssp Flava
Pimelea humilis
Pimelea linifolia
Pimelea physodes
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