- Pronunciation: bab-ing-TONE-ee-ah bid-WILL-ee-eye Read article on recent name change at: http://asgap.org.au/APOL24/dec01-2.html
- Common Name: Baeckea
- Derivation: Babingtonia: bidwillii:
- Type: Shrub
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: to 4 metres
- Flowers: White in umbels, October November
- Fruit: Capsule
- Vegetation Type: Dry Eucalypt Forest, wet eucalypt forest
- Species List: NLTalks2010, Mooloolaba TAFE, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Meridan College, Cooroibah26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, Boreen Point, TAFE, Heritage Park, Wallace Park (planted),
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential: Honey Production: dark amber, honey source minor, Pollen source medium. Leaves used as tea substitute
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye
Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery
Associated Fauna
Habitat value important to birds
