Boronia anemonifolia A.Cunn.
Bushy shrub with downy shoots, pinnate leaves with three, sometimes five leaflets, usually tinged with brown or yellow, and usually paired, pale pink to white flowers in the axils of the upper leaves. It is slow to flower. To 80cm. [RHSD, Beadle, FNSW].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Discovered by Allan Cunningham and, according to Johnson’s Dictionary, introduced to Britain in 1824.
History at Camden Park
Only listed in the 1857 catalogue [T.166/1857]. The identity of this plant is unclear as the early literature confuses two plants under this name, Boronia anemonifolia A.Cunn. and B. anemonifolia Paxt., a synonym of B. fraseri Hook. which see, a plant introduced by Loddiges’ Nursery and sold under the name B. anemonifolia. Whichever plant was grown Macarthur is likely to have sourced it locally and may have collected it himself. Boronia fraseri is found near the coast and adjacent plateaus, country in which Macarthur collected, while Boronia anemonifolia is found in the upper Blue Mountains where it could have been collected by Macarthur or John Bidwill.
Notes
Published Feb 21, 2009 - 04:34 PM | Last updated Jul 31, 2010 - 03:03 PM
| Family | Rutaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Eastern Australia |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Sticky boronia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Boronia anemonifolia |
| Confidence level | low |
