ON THIS PLANT
Leptospermum myrsinoides, commonly known as the heath tea-tree or silky tea-tree, is a species of shrub that is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It has smooth bark on the younger stems, narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, white flowers and fruit that has the remains of the sepals attached but usually falls from the plant soon after the seeds are released.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Leptospermum
- Family
- Myrtaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en heath teatree en Heath Teatree
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