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Guungurrun

Hop Bush

Dodonaea viscosa cuneata

Guungurrun is a medium-sized bush which grows from 1 to 3 metres tall which grows reddish-purple wedge shaped flowers.

The Wurundjeri-woiwurrung use the leaves for pain relief and its antibacterial properties, chewing on them to dull tooth aches, rubbing them together for soap and using it as antiseptic.

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

Green Spaces

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

Acknowledgement of Country

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.

An Arts Discovery Research Project

By Charlie Bamford, Finn B, Thomas Delany, Oskar Lelia, Lee North-Connor and Flynn Slater

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