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'''''Bursaria''''' is a [[genus]] of large [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s which are native to [[Australia]].The genus was first described by [[Antonio José Cavanilles|Antonio Cavanilles]] in 1797. The name is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''bursa'' ([[purse]]) which relates to the shape of its seed capsules.
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Bursaria (Bursa, a pouch, alluding to the shape of the pods). Pitlosporaceae. Two species of shrubs with white fls. in clusters; sepals, petals and stamens each 5, the petals soon withering: fr. a2-loculed caps., in shape like that of the shepherd's purse.
 
Bursaria (Bursa, a pouch, alluding to the shape of the pods). Pitlosporaceae. Two species of shrubs with white fls. in clusters; sepals, petals and stamens each 5, the petals soon withering: fr. a2-loculed caps., in shape like that of the shepherd's purse.
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==Varieties==
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==Species==
 
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Species include:
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*''[[Bursaria calcicola]]'' L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
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*''[[Bursaria incana]]'' Lindl. 
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*''[[Bursaria longisepala]]'' Domin
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*''[[Bursaria occidentalis]]'' E.M.Benn.
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*''[[Bursaria reevesii]]'' L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
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*''[[Bursaria spinosa]]'' Cav. (Sweet Bursaria or Blackthorn)
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*''[[Bursaria tenuifolia]]'' F.M.Bailey 
  
 
==Gallery==
 
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Bursaria spinosa opened fruit.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Australia
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Bursaria is a genus of large shrubs and small trees which are native to Australia.The genus was first described by Antonio Cavanilles in 1797. The name is derived from the Latin word bursa (purse) which relates to the shape of its seed capsules.


Read about Bursaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Bursaria (Bursa, a pouch, alluding to the shape of the pods). Pitlosporaceae. Two species of shrubs with white fls. in clusters; sepals, petals and stamens each 5, the petals soon withering: fr. a2-loculed caps., in shape like that of the shepherd's purse.


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