Bursaria
Bursaria is a genus of large shrubs and small trees which are native to Australia. The genus was first described by Antonio Cavanilles in 1797, with his description of the type species B. spinosa. The name is derived from the Latin word bursa (purse) which relates to the shape of its seed capsules.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Australian Blackthorn
speciesBursaria spinosa
Mock Orange
speciesBursaria incana
Sweet Bursaria
speciesBursaria tenuifolia
Bursaria occidentalis
speciesBursaria occidentalis
Bursaria cayzerae
speciesBursaria cayzerae
Bursaria longisepala
speciesBursaria longisepala
Bursaria reevesii
speciesBursaria reevesii
Bursaria incana × tenuifolia
hybridBursaria incana × tenuifolia
Bursaria calcicola
speciesBursaria calcicola
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83575.