Australian Native Plants

  Boronia serrulata (Native Rose)


Boronia serrulata photo
Boronia serrulata Kuringai Chase National Park

Photograph by MargaretRDonald. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Boronia serrulata photo
Native Rose, Waratah Track. Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park

Photograph by Poyt448 Peter Woodard. License: Public Domain.    (view image details)

Boronia serrulata photo
Its leaves have serrated edges. Native Rose or Rose Boronia, Boronia serrulata. Royal National Park, NSW

Photograph by John Tann. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




NATIVE ROSE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Boronia serrulata in Australia

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


Common Name
Native Rose

Other Names
Rose Boronia, Sydney Rose

Description
Native Rose is a shrub that grows to about 1.5 m tall. The leaves are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the stem, growing 6 mm to 18 mm long. Bright pink flowers are produced in groups of up to seven. Flowering is in late winter and spring between August and November. The flower has four sepals about 3 mm long, and four petals about 6 mm to 11 mm long, and eight stamens.

Habitat
heathland

Distribution
Native Rose is found in near-coastal areas of the Sydney region of New South Wales.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1.5m
Spread: 1m



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Boronia
Species:serrulata
Common Name:Native Rose


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