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Wide Bay Boronia

Boronia rivularis

Wide Bay Boronia
Photo: Ruby Rosenfield, CC BY 3.0
Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. Queensland
Climate
subtropical

About

Boronia rivularis, commonly known as the Wide Bay boronia, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to the Wide Bay–Burnett area of eastern Queensland. It is an erect, woody shrub with pinnate leaves and white to pink, four-petalled flowers.

Where it grows

Wide Bay boronia grows in moist and swampy areas in heath, woodland or open forest. It is found on Fraser Island and in the Cooloola area.

Other Boronia plants

Barbalin boronia · Winged Boronia · Boronia albiflora · Alpine Boronia · Boronia alulata · Boronia amabilis · Boronia amplectens · Boronia anceps · Cyanothamnus anemonifolius · Cyanothamnus quadrangulus · Boronia angustisepala · Boronia anomala

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boronia rivularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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