Sweet Bursaria
Bursaria spinosa
COMMON NAME : Sweet Bursaria
BOTANICAL NAME : Bursaria spinosa
FAMILY : Pittosporaceae
PLANT GROUP : Trees
SIZE : Large >5m
EVC : Coast Banksia Woodland, Coastal Dune Scrub
LOCAL NOTES:
Sweet Bursaria has masses of creamy white flowers in summer and produces brown winged seeds that germinate in favourable conditions to produce very prickly small leaved young plants.
As the tree grows, the spikes disappear and the tree can become quite an attractive specimen.
Contributor : CT
LEARN MORE:
Species profile for this plant at ALA
Atlas of Living Australia.
Species profile for this plant at VicFlora
Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
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