Family: Rutaceae
Plant: A small erect shrub up to 1m with angular stems.
Flowers: Star-like 15-25mm diameter flowers with 5 bright pink to purple petals and 10 yellow stamens. Solitary flowers borne at tips of stems or on short stems in the upper leaf axils.
Flowering: February-June.
Fruit: Brown coccus
Leaves: Shiny narrow to broad elliptic 3-6cm long and 4-13mm wide with a pointed tip and a distinct mid-vein. They are stalkless, alternate, on angular stems and aromatic when crushed.
Habitat: Sheltered situations in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Features: Pink star-like flowers. Aromatic leaves.
Name:
Crowea After the English botanist James Crow
saligna From Latin = willow (referring to the shape of its leaves)
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Pink, Purple |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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