Sticky Hop-bush

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Dodonaea viscosa

Variable erect shrub to 5 m with male and female flowers on different plants. Shiny sticky wedge-shaped leaves virtually stemless. Inconspicuous flowers in clusters at the ends of the branches.

Details
Flora Type
Shrubs
Distinctive Features

Red-brown winged seed capsules.
Biology

Perennial. Widespread. Often common in dry, rocky areas. Frost and drought-tolerant, killed by fire.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Dodonaea
Species
viscosa

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Important pioneer species on degraded sites. Wood is dense and durable. Honey is valued by apiarists.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native