Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Narrow-leaved Orangebark fruiting at Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 18/02/2014

Narrow-leaved Orangebark (Maytenus silvestris) is also known as Orange Bush and Orange Bark.  It is a native shrub that is found growing in the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve at Highfields and it flowers in spring and the fruit (shown below) is ripe in January-February. There are a few of these shrubs in fruit currently on the southern side of the reserve near the edges of the nature trail.  

Orange Fruit of the Narrow-leaved Orangebark Shrub at the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 18/02/14.

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