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Hemp Bush (Gynatrix pulchella)
A shrub that grows up to 8 feet. It had small five-petaled white flowers on long stalks. Petals were obovate and conspicuous making this a male plant. Leaves were elongated, soft with a toothed margin and arranged alternately on stem.
Usually found in riparian forest, this bush was one of a few planted alongside a creek in a park.
''Gynatrix pulchella'', the hemp bush or Aboriginal hemp, is a dioecious flowering shrub in the family Malvaceae, endemic to south-east Australia. It grows to 3 metres in height and has white or cream flowers. The species occurs in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania.
Similar species: Malvales
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2020. Captured Aug 17, 2020 14:03 in 19 Willow Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
