Boronia filicifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 50 cm high, with sparse to moderately dense stellate, and sometimes also simple, indumentum on branches and leaves. Leaves sessile or rarely with petiole to 2 mm long, (5–) 11–55-foliolate, (7–) 30–75 mm long, (3–) 6–12 mm wide; rachis segments oval, 0.5–7 mm long; terminal leaflets lanceolate, rarely oblanceolate (Northern Territory), 1–8 mm long, 0.5–5 mm wide, acute; lateral leaflets rhombic or circular or rarely oblanceolate to elliptic, 0.5–7 mm long, 0.5–3 mm wide, obtuse to acute. Pedicels (2–) 6–22 mm long. Perianth cream to yellow-white. Sepals ovate-deltate, 2–3.5 mm long, 1.5–2 mm wide, acute, slightly shorter than petals (Port Warrender & Northern Territory) to slightly longer (other areas); abaxial surface glabrous or with sparse stellate indumentum. Petals 2.5–5 mm long; abaxial surface glabrous or with sparse stellate indumentum. Stamens: filaments with bifid and simple hairs; anther apiculum absent, or present and glabrous or hirsute. Cocci glabrous or with a few hairs.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Grows in heath and open woodland on sandstones and quartzites.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Boronia filicifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771609-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569154
COL ID MKV3
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Boronia filicifolia