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|genus=Bursaria
|familia=Pittosporaceae
|genus=Bursaria
|species=spinosa
|species=spinosa
|taxo_author=Cav.
|common_name=Australian Blackthorn, Blackthorn, Christmas Bush, Mock Orange, see text
|habit=shrub
|origin=Australia
|lifespan=perennial
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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'''''Bursaria spinosa''''' is a small [[tree]] or [[shrub]] in the family [[Pittosporaceae]]. The species occurs in all [[Australia]]n states except [[Western Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]]. Common names include '''Australian [[Blackthorn]]''', '''Blackthorn''', '''Christmas Bush''', '''Mock Orange''', '''Native Blackthorn''', '''Native Box''', '''Native Olive''', '''Prickly Box''', '''Prickly Pine''', '''Spiny Box''', '''Spiny Bursaria''', '''Sweet Bursaria''', '''Tasmanian Christmas Bush''', '''Thorn Box''' and '''Whitethorn'''.
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Bursaria spinosa, Cav. An elegant spiny shrub or small tree, with drooping branches and pretty white fls., produced in summer: Lvs. small, oblong-cuneate, alternate and nearly sessile Yi~\ in. long: fls. small, lateral or terminal, mostly terminal in broad pyramidal panicles. Austral. Tasmania. B.M. 1767. Andr. Bot. Rep. 314.—Cult, in S. Calif.
Bursaria spinosa, Cav. An elegant spiny shrub or small tree, with drooping branches and pretty white fls., produced in summer: Lvs. small, oblong-cuneate, alternate and nearly sessile Yi~\ in. long: fls. small, lateral or terminal, mostly terminal in broad pyramidal panicles. Austral. Tasmania. .—Cult, in S. Calif.
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Image:Bursaria spinosa foliage.jpg|''B. spinosa'' foliage
Image:Bursaria spinosa flowers.jpg|''B. spinosa'' flowers
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