Azara serrata

Azara serrata
A. serrata fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Tribe: Flacourtieae[1]
Genus: Azara
Ruiz & Pav.
Species: A. serrata

Azara serrata (saw-toothed azara) is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Chile. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 4m (12ft), with glossy serrated leaves and clusters of scented yellow flowers in summer. In temperate regions it requires a sheltered position.[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

  1. "Genus Azara". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Azara serrata". Retrieved 13 June 2013.


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