Scientific Name: Dodonaea triquetra

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  • Pronunciation:
    doe-don-NEE-ah tri-QUET-rah
  • Common Name:
    Forest Hop Bush
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    SAPINDACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Tiny, winter to spring
  • Fruit:
    Papery 3-wingled capsule, may be green, pink or purple.
  • Flowers Color:
    Green
  • Fruit Color:
    Green
  • Vegetation Type:
    Eucalypt Forest - stony clay soils
  • Species List:
    Hedges, Emu Mt., SBHS, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP Parkedge/Alex, NNP service road, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Cooloothin Corner, Old Tewantin, Upper Mt. Tinbeerwah, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Boreen Point, TAFE Girraween Dandaloo Noosa River NP BHNR, Stratford Park, NNS, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Early settlers to Australia used the seed for beer brewing.

Identification Notes

Open shrub to 3m

Associated Fauna

Butterfly larval food plant: Fiery Jewel.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . ||Evergreen and adaptable, bird-attracting||Prune to keep bushy||Screen plant.||Very ornamental capsules