Scientific Name: Correa alba var. alba

Common Name: white correa

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rutaceae

Form Description: Shrub, broad leaves; grey-green leathery. Many branches.

Flowers: 2-3 together on short stalks, ends of branches. 4 thick white petals (cup-shaped).

Fruit: Mericarp – pale lemon-green ripening to pale brown, 4 seeds per fruit. Seed 2-4 mm, brown, black or grey.

Municipality
Break O’DayFlindersGlamorgan-Spring Bay
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes

Common in sandy soil on coasts. Sometimes grows in sand. Found on Furneaux Islands and east coast down to Triabunna.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

A good low wind break or hedge. Bird attracting (honeyeaters). The foliage was used by early settlers as a substitute for tea.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Difficult and tedious to collect seed. Differential ripening; fruit explodes ejecting seed immediately on maturity. Remove ripe fruit individually by hand.

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching Some species require extended time in nature weathering prior to germination as chemical inhibitors are broken down in the seed coat. Replicate this process by flushing away the inhibitor with frequent washing e.g. place the seeds in a stocking in a toilet cistern and drape it over the top for easy handling.

Seed Treatment Notes

Most sources recommend leaching in running water for several weeks as seed contains chemical inhibitors. Some sources indicate no treatment necessary.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually propagated by cuttings.