Scientific Name: Bauera capitata

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  • Pronunciation:
    bower-rah cap-ee-TAR-tah
  • Common Name:
    dog rose
  • Derivation:
    Bauera: Honours botanical artists Franz and Ferdinand Bauer capitata: refers to flowers in a head
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    BAUERACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Pink, more or less sessile
  • Fruit:
    Capsule
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Heath
  • Species List:
    Emu Mt., Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, TAFE Girraween Emu Swamp, NNS,
Identification Notes

Leaflets mostly 3-lobed, in whorl.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type).||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||