Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

Crowea saligna

Flowering stem. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT

Flowering stem. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT

Shrub. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT

Common name

A crowea

Family

Rutaceae

Where found

Forest in sheltered situations. Coastal north from Jervis Bay. Blue Mountains.

Notes

Shrub to 1.5 m high. Branches prominently angled. Leaves alternating up the stems, 3–6 cm long, 4–13 mm wide, tips pointed to blunt, with a small point. Leaves aromatic when rubbed. Flowers pink to purple or rarely white, with 5 petals each 12–20 mm long. Flowering: spring.

Protected NSW. 

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Crowea~saligna  (accessed 7 January, 2021)