Sandy Point, Victoria

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Sweet Bursaria

Glenda Scott

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:

LEARN MORE : Species profile for this plant at VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

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