Botanical atlas
Tree Zieria
Zieria arborescens
This plant is kept in the atlas for identification and safety, not for use. Read the safety notes below before handling it, and keep it away from children, cats, and food.
Tree Zieria has no documented history of internal or medicinal use, either among Aboriginal communities or in colonial-era herbals, and it is best appreciated today as it always has been: as a hardy, aromatic native of Australia's eastern forests. Early botanists and bushwalkers came to know it by nose before they knew it by name, since brushing past its foliage releases a strong, resinous scent that gave rise to the common name 'stinkwood.' In modern bush regeneration and native gardening, it has earned a quiet reputation as a reliable, fast-establishing shrub for shady, damp corners where little else will thrive.
Safety.
Tree Zieria has no established history as a food or medicine and should not be ingested. Its crushed foliage contains strong volatile oils that can irritate skin or airways in sensitive people.
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