Bursaria

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Species

Species include:

• Bursaria calcicola L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
• Bursaria incana Lindl.
• Bursaria longisepala Domin
• Bursaria occidentalis E.M.Benn.
• Bursaria reevesii L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
• Bursaria spinosa Cav. (Sweet Bursaria or Blackthorn)
• Bursaria tenuifolia F.M.Bailey

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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