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Stinkwood

Stinkwood

Z. arborescens
Photographer - John Broomfield
Source - Museum Victoria

Ziera arborescens

Small tree, can also be spreading, medium-large shrub which flowers in the spring.

The leaves and wood have a strong smell when touched, hence the name.

Aboriginal people used the leaves to ease pain and headaches.


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