Myrtaceae FAMILY

Baeckea gunniana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baeckea gunniana is a densely branched, erect evergreen shrub growing up to 100cm tall. Sometimes the plant is more or less prostrate[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tea. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued for its attractive foliage and free-flowering nature[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.

HabitatHeath at high altitudes along streams, in wet rocky sites or bogs[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ]. Bogs and wet rocky sites, especially by water courses in alpine regions; at elevations up to 1,800 metres.