Common Name: Sticky Hop-bush
Botanical Name: Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spatulata
Family: SAPINDACEAE
Description:
Green, erect shrub, 2-4 m high. Bright green, shiny, sticky, linear to wedge-shaped, often with a short point, 4-8 cm long by 5-15 mm wide, with distinct lateral veins and glands. Small, inconspicuous flowers, to 3 mm, in clusters at the end of branchlets. Spring to early summer (September to December). 3-4-winged, papery capsule, turning reddish-brown in colour, containing small black rounded seeds. Summer (December to February).
Green, erect shrub, 2-4 m high. Bright green, shiny, sticky, linear to wedge-shaped, often with a short point, 4-8 cm long by 5-15 mm wide, with distinct lateral veins and glands. Small, inconspicuous flowers, to 3 mm, in clusters at the end of branchlets. Spring to early summer (September to December). 3-4-winged, papery capsule, turning reddish-brown in colour, containing small black rounded seeds. Summer (December to February).
Natural Distribution:
Widely distributed throughout all agricultural regions of SA. Extends into all other States. Common to woodland and mallee areas.
Widely distributed throughout all agricultural regions of SA. Extends into all other States. Common to woodland and mallee areas.
Notes:
A commonly used species in revegetation projects. Seeds and sap exuded from the bark are consumed by a variety of bird species.
A commonly used species in revegetation projects. Seeds and sap exuded from the bark are consumed by a variety of bird species.
