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Garwan

Sweet Bursaria

Bursaria spinosa

Garwan is a shrub which grows from 2 to 6 metres tall and is characterised by its spines and white clusters of flowers which bloom from December to March.

Its flowers are gathered by the Wurundjeri-woiwurrung for their sweet nectar.

Garwan grows best in well drained to moist soil in full sun to semi shade.

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Margaret Donald, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Green Spaces

Here are some spaces around Melbourne we've found this plant!

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The University of Melbourne and the sites listed on this website are located on unceded land belonging to the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation, and we pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land. As students of the University of Melbourne, we benefit from the continued effects of colonisation. We also recognise that decolonisation is a necessary and active process all must participate in, and we hope that the Native Garden Project can highlight ways that our communities have and can contribute to the physical decolonisation of the land. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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