Botanical name

Diosma subulata

Family

Rutaceae

Common Name

False buchu

Status

Vulnerable

Diosma subulata
Diosma subulata
Diosma subulata
Diosma subulata

Description

Finely leafy, single-stemmed, aromatic shrub up to 1.5m. Leaves mostly opposite, incurved, erect, needle-like or linear-lanceolate, 5-17mm x 2-3mm, with a pungent scent; bears small clusters of white flowers at the ends of branches.

Habitat

Coastal dunes

Flower Date

July to January