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Boronia coerulescens F.Muell.
Blue Boronia
Common
on Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island,South Australia and in Western Australia.The flowers are a blue-pink colour.

Three subspecies are featured:
Boronia coerulescens F.Muell. subsp. coerulescens
Boronia coerulescens subsp. spicata Paul G.Wilson

Boronia coerulescens  subsp. spinescens (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson


Boronia coerulescens F.Muell. subsp. coerulescens

  Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens
 
  Description:Flowers and leaves Description:Flowers and leaves
Location:Eyre Peninsula, South Australia Location:Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:34˚31.935S, 135˚40.350E GPS coordinates:34˚31.935S, 135˚40.350E
  Date:11 August 2011 Date:11 August 2011
  Field No.:949 Field No.:949
     
  Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens
 
  Description:Plant with Astroloma conostephioides Description:Flowers and leaves
  Location:Eyre Peninsula, South Australia Location:Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:34˚31.935S, 135˚40.350E GPS coordinates:34˚31.935S, 135˚40.350E
  Date:11 August 2011 Date:11 August 2011
  Field No.:949 Field No.:949
     
Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flowers and leaves
  Location:American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia Location:American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:349.623S, 137˚42.334E GPS coordinates:349.623S, 137˚42.334E
  Date:8 November 2014 Date:8 November 2014
  Field No.:2833 Field No.:2833
  Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens Boronia coerulescens subsp. coerulescens
 
  Description:Flowers and leaves Description:Plant in habitat
  Location:American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia Location:American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:349.623S, 137˚42.334E GPS coordinates:35˚49.623S, 137˚42.334E
  Date:8 November 2014 Date:8 November 2014
  Field No.:2833 Field No.:2833

Boronia coerulescens subsp. spicata Paul G.Wilson
This subspecies has leaves 5-10mm long.
 
  Boronia coerulescens subsp. spicata Boronia coerulescens subsp. spicata
 
  Description:Flowers and leaves Description:Flowers and leaves
  Location:Z-Bend Road, Murchison Gorge, Western Australia Location:Murchison Gorge, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:27˚39.232S, 114˚18.776E GPS coordinates:27˚49.350S, 114˚27.741E
  Date:27 August 2015 Date:26 August 2015
  Field No.:3422 Field No.:3349
 
  Boronia coerulescens subsp. spicata Boronia coerulescens subsp. spicata
 
  Description:Plant in habitat Description:Flowers and buds
  Location:Z-Bend Road, Murchison Gorge, Western Australia Location:Z-Bend Road, Murchison Gorge, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:27˚39.232S, 114˚18.776E GPS coordinates:27˚39.232S, 114˚18.776E
  Date:27 August 2015 Date:27 August 2015
  Field No.:3422 Field No.:3422
     

Boronia coerulescens  subsp. spinescens (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson
This subspecies has leaves 1-5mm long.
 
  Boronia coerulescens subsp. spinescens Boronia coerulescens subsp. spinescens
 
  Description:Plant in habitat Description:Flower
  Location:Dalwallinu, Western Australia Location:Dalwallinu, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:30˚17.945S, 116˚27.601E GPS coordinates:30˚17.945S, 116˚27.601E
  Date:31 August 2015 Date:31 August 2015
  Field No.:3593 Field No.:3593
     
  Boronia coerulescens subsp. spinescens Boronia coerulescens subsp. spinescens
 
Description:Flowers Description:Flowers and leaves
Location:Dalwallinu, Western Australia Location:Dalwallinu, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:30˚17.945S, 116˚27.601E GPS coordinates:30˚17.945S, 116˚27.601E
  Date:31  August 2015 Date:31 August 2015
  Field No.:3593 Field No.:3593
     

References (accessed 9 September 2017):

http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?genus=Boronia&species=coerulescens

Duretto, M.F. & Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed), (2013) Boronia. Flora of Australia 26:209-210

Wilson, Paul G. (1998), New names and new taxa in the genus Boronia (Rutaceae) from Western Australia, with notes on seed characters. Nuytsia 12(1) :119-137

https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4409

http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=705

 

 

 

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