Myoporum parvifolium
R. Br.
Creeping boobialla
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Summary
Source: WikipediaMyoporum parvifolium, commonly known as creeping boobialla, creeping myoporum, dwarf native myrtle or small leaved myoporum is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae. It is a low, spreading shrub with long, trailing stems and white, star-shaped flowers and is endemic to southern Australia including Flinders Island.
Description
A small shrub. The branches are 60 cm long. They can trail along the ground. The leaves are almost without stalks. They are spoon shaped and 6-30 mm long by 2.5 mm wide. The fruit are round and 4-6 mm across.
Edible Uses
The round fruits are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows on Flinders Island. Arboretum Tasmania.
Where It Grows
Australia, Tasmania*,
References (1)
- Curtis, 1867,
