Rutaceae FAMILY

Correa alba

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Correa alba is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.

HabitatSandy and rocky habitats by the coast[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. , 157 Title Australian Native Plants. Publication Author Wrigley. J. W. and Fagg. M. Publisher Collins. (Australia) Year 1988 ISBN 0-7322-0021-0 Description A lovely book, written in order to encourage Australian gardeners to grow their native plants. A little bit of information for the plant project. , 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. ].