Scientific Name: Rhodamnia rubescens

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  • Common Name:
    Scrub Turpentine
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, 4 petals, in cymes from leaf axil. Perfumed. Spring
  • Fruit:
    Berry, reddish/black, globular, 5 mm dia.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Hedges, Upper Yandina Creek, NNP Tanglewood, Dandaloo, Kin Kin Arboretum, Stratford Park
Identification Notes

Branchlets brown becoming downy at ends.

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting.

Landscaping Notes

Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Pioneer plant. Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare. Hardy, fast-growing. Best in well-drained soils. ||Useful screen.|||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||