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Boronia ledifolia
also known as Sydney boronia, posum, forest boronia, showy boronia, and ledum boronia.
A citrus plant and shrub are endemic to Southeast Australia that possesses simple or pinnate leaves with a strong odor, pale to bright pink flowers. It grows to a height of .3-2.5 meters with thin branches covered in fine, matted hairs. Pinnate leaves are simple with 3-7 leaflets, dark green and glabrous with a light green underneath and a thin layer of matted hairs. Common in open forests and woodlands, usually on sandstone. This plant is often called possum bush because of its strong smell of leaves when crushed.
Uses:
Garden plant,
References:
- Anpsa n.d. “Boronia ledifolia” Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) website referenced on 6/23/21 at http://anpsa.org.au/b-led.html
- PlantNET n.d. “Boronia ledifolia”. PlantNET website referenced 6/23/21 at https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Boronia~ledifolia
- Wikipedia n.d. “Boronia ledifolia”. Website referenced on 6/23/21 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boronia_ledifolia
