Currant Bush

Apocynaceae

Description:

Prickly shrub to 3m, and slender, with milky sap, in drier rainforests and eucalypt forest. Leaves opposite, to 4cm. Paired spines between leaf bases. 5-petalled perfumed white flowers to 10mm in summer. Edible, oblong, black fruits to 15mm.

Special Features:

Natural Habitat:

Dry Eucalypt Forest

Tree/Shrub Height:

Shrub to 3m

Aspect:

Soil/Conditions:

Flower Colour:

White

Carissa ovata - Currant Bush

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