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Searsia glauca

Searsia glauca
Searsia glauca
Searsia glauca

Common names: blue kunibush (English). 
Botanical name: Searsia glauca

The blue kunibush, Searsia glauca, is a hardy, evergreen shrub or small tree that grows well in harsh coastal conditions. It has trifoliate leaves with a bluish hue and tiny greenish-white or pale-yellow flowers. The flowers are pollinated by insects and produce edible berries that attract birds and butterflies. The fruits can also be used to make traditional beer. This plant is useful for soil conservation, erosion control, and dune stabilization. It can be grown as a specimen, a hedge, a screen, or a windbreak. It prefers full sun and can tolerate poor, salty, and dry soils. It is also frost resistant and water-wise.

Uses & Benefits: food, phyto-remediation, pot plant

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Family: Anacardiaceae
Type: shrub, tree
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