Scientific Name: Boronia falcifolia

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  • Pronunciation:
    bor-OWN-ee-ah fal-see-FOAL-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Wallum Boronia
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    RUTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Pink mauve or white in leaf axils, 4 petals, spring and early summer
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Heath
  • Species List:
    W1, Fraser Island, Girraween Emu Swamp Marcus Dunes Noosa River NP BHNR
Identification Notes

Leaves succulent long narrow and round. Each leaf divided into 3 leaflets, slightly fleshy, pointed. ||Stems erect and reddish with few branches.||Fruit: compressed oblong 4 mm.||

Associated Fauna

Known food plant of Ground Parrots. Butterfly host plant: Satin blue. ||

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||