Scientific Name: Myoporum acuminatum

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  • Common Name:
    Creeping Boobialla
  • Type:
    Shrub or small tree
  • Family:
    MYOPORACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, occasionally with some pink
  • Fruit:
    Pink/purple all year, ovoid
  • Vegetation Type:
    Tidal Wetland
  • Species List:
    Plants for Coastal Gardens, Bush food, NLTalks2010, Fraser Island, Janet, Johns, Seacoast, NNP Coastal, BHNR
Cultural Notes

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

Bush food: Fruits bitterly aromatic and salty-sweet.

Identification Notes

Leaves: alternate 10 cm x 30 mm||Bark: dark, rough, corky.||

Associated Fauna

Birds eat fruit.

Landscaping Notes

"Groundcover with attractive green foliage and small white flowers. Extremely hardy and able to spread quite a distance.||The best local native for densely covering bare ground." (Redlands Indigiscapes Centre)||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||