Myoporaceae

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Erect, much-branched hairless shrub, 1-4 m high, warty branchlets. White, bell-shaped flowers, late winter-early summer (Aug-Dec).

Variety of communities on calcareous red earths to stony skeletal soils on hillsides and riversides. Prefers 250 – 450 mm rainfall in the Riverina.

Collect when fruits are yellow. Propagate from cuttings or fresh seed sown late summer-autumn. Remove fruit flesh, soak seeds overnight in warm water, sow 2-3 mm deep, cover with gravel.

Stabilises soil on riverbanks. Good habitat, fruits eaten by various birds (including emus, honeyeaters, silvereyes and Australian Bustard). Attractive ornamental for windbreaks, parks, screens, or hedges. Prune lightly to promote bushiness. Reportedly poisonous to stock.