21. Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa subsp: angustissima

NON-INDIGENOUS USE:

A native garden specimen.

INDIGENOUS USE:

Dense wood used for making clubs.

DESCRIPTION:

A spreading, sticky shrub grows between 2-3m. Is a woody weed.

BARK:

A thin reddish bark covers a resinous stem.

LEAVES:

8cm long and narrow with toothed margins, bright green and glossy.

FLOWERS:

Inconspicuous but beautifully coloured plant due to distinctive capsules that have 3 or 4 spreading vertical wings, these can be green, red or purple. Plants flower from late winter through spring. Grazed sparingly.