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Boronia sp. Leeuwin (J. Scott 235)

Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, glabrous. Leaves opposite, simple, 10-30 mm long, 2-6 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers; pedicels 6-10 mm long; calyx present, 2-4 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla pink, petals four, 6-10 mm long, imbricate (overlapping), free, glabrous; stamens twice as many as petals, 2-3 mm long, smooth, ciliate (with a marginal fringe of hairs); anthers 1-1.7 mm long, with an appendage; style 3-4 mm long, glabrous. Flowers in August, September, October, November and December. Occurs in the South-West Botanical Province, in the Jarrah Forest and Warren IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority Two (P2).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 14 November 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Busselton.