Common Name: Heath Tea-tree
Botanical Name: Leptospermum myrsinoides
Family: MYRTACEAE
Description:
Shrub 1-2 m high. Small, narrow, dark green, 0.5-1 cm long by 0.2 cm wide, broadest towards tip, margins incurved. Flowers white, 5-petalled, 1-1.5 cm in diameter. Spring (October to November). Small, rounded, 4-5-celled capsule, 0.5 cm diameter. Late summer to early autumn (February to April).
Shrub 1-2 m high. Small, narrow, dark green, 0.5-1 cm long by 0.2 cm wide, broadest towards tip, margins incurved. Flowers white, 5-petalled, 1-1.5 cm in diameter. Spring (October to November). Small, rounded, 4-5-celled capsule, 0.5 cm diameter. Late summer to early autumn (February to April).
Natural Distribution:
Common to poor sandy soils of inland heath and sclerophyllous forests and woodlands in most agricultural districts of SA (absent from Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula). Also occurs in NSW and Vic.
Common to poor sandy soils of inland heath and sclerophyllous forests and woodlands in most agricultural districts of SA (absent from Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula). Also occurs in NSW and Vic.
Notes:
May be confused with Leptospermum coriaceum. An important plant in the biodiversity of heathland communities with the flowers and nectar attracting many insects.
May be confused with Leptospermum coriaceum. An important plant in the biodiversity of heathland communities with the flowers and nectar attracting many insects.
