Bursaria spinosa ssp. spinosa
| Common Name: | Sweet Bursaria, Kurwan, Tupy |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Size: | 2-6m x 2-3m |
| Description: | Narrow to rounded shrub or small tree with spines along branches. Plants spinier, smaller leafed in drier sites, larger-leaved & often spineless in moist sites. |
| Leaves: | Leaves variable - narrow to elliptic, often notched, shiny, dark green to 25mm x up to 10mm. |
| Flowering: | Massed bunches of fragrant flowers at the ends of branches. Well displayed brown seed capsules held for a long time after flowering. |
| Flower Colour: | White |
| Flowering Time: | November to February |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to dry well drained soils in forests of foothills and mountains. Frost and snow tolerant. Full sun, partial shade. |
| Garden Use: | Prune from young plants to produce bushy plants in dry areas. Plants attractive in flower and fruit but need to be selected according to conditions. |
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| Plant Communities: | 7, 8, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 41, 42 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | Food - honey; wood - sticks (waddy) |
| Commercially available: | Generally |
| Bird Attracting: | Insects |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Both food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies. |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1-3 Marilyn Gray ©; 4 Peter Kinchington © |
