Scientific Name: Monotoca sp. Fraser Island

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  • Pronunciation:
    mon-oh-TOKE-ah
  • Common Name:
    Tall Broom Heath
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    ERICACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Tiny white to greenish in clusters or few in short spikes,
  • Fruit:
    Lemon, white succulent drupe
  • Vegetation Type:
    Coastal Heath - dry areas, Seacoast
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, W2, W1, Bush food, FI Podberscek, Peregian Boardwalk, Boreen Point Caravan Park, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP Parkedge/Alex, NNP service road, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Wooroi Palm Grove, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Batianoff 87, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, TAFE Girraween Marcus Dunes NNP Coastal Noosa River NP Noosa River NP BHNR Noosa North Shore PS Arthur Harrold NR, NNS, Regional Ecosystem 12.2.13.
Cultural Notes

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

Bush food: fruit edible.

Identification Notes

Dark fissured bark, sharply pointed leaves which are glaucous below with parallel veins visible. Monotoca scoparia is a smaller shrub (1-2m) that also occurs in Noosa Region

Associated Fauna

Ground Parrot habit.