Australian Native Plants

  Boronia fraseri (Fraser's Boronia)


Boronia fraseri photo
Boronia fraseri flowers

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FRASER'S BORONIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia fraseri in Australia

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


Common Name
Fraser's Boronia

Description
Fraser's Boronia is an erect shrub that grows to about 2 m tall. The leaves are pinnate, up to about 12 cm long, with three and seven elliptic leaflets. Each leaflet grows about 4 cm long and 1 cm wide, with the end leaflet somewhat larger. Pink flowers are produced in groups of three to seven from the leaf axils in winter and spring, between July to October. The flower has four sepals about 3 mm long, and four petals about 6 mm to 10 mm long, and eight stamens.

Habitat
rainforest, wet gullies

Distribution
Fraser's Boronia is found in the Sydney region in New South Wales

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1.3m - 2m
Spread: 1m - 2m

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:fraseri
Common Name:Fraser's Boronia


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  Boronia anemonifolia
  Boronia citriodora
  Boronia crenulata
  Boronia cymosa
  Boronia deanei
  Boronia filifolia
  Boronia floribunda
  Boronia gracilipes
  Boronia heterophylla
  Boronia ledifolia
  Boronia megastigma
  Boronia mollis
  Boronia molloyae
  Boronia muelleri
  Boronia parviflora
  Boronia safrolifera
  Boronia serrulata
  Boronia tetrandra
  Boronia thujona