Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Boronia nana var. hyssopifolia
Common name
Dwarf boronia
Family
Rutaceae
Where found
Forest, woodland, and heath. Widespread. Rarely coastal.
Notes
Shrub or perennial herb to 0.3 m high or sprawling to prostrate. Branchlets hairy between the hairless leaf bases which continue down the stems, and more or less glandular-warty, sometimes rough. Leaves aromatic when rubbed, opposite each other, 0.2–2.5 cm long, 0.5–3 mm wide, hairless to hairy, margins entire, often thickened, tips pointed. Flowers white to pink, with 4 petals 3–5.5 mm long, the petals overlapping in bud, persistent at the seeding stage. 8 stamens. Flowers in 1-6 flowered clusters. Flowering: October–January.
Protected NSW.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Boronia~nana (accessed 5 January, 2021)
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