Leptospermum Coastal Tea Tree

Leptospermum Coastal Tea Tree. Leptospermum scoparium (Tea Tree) The single white flowers have 5 small but broad petals spreading above a cup-shaped leathery base. Wheel-shaped seed capsules with numerous slender seeds.

Leptospermum laevigatum
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It has thin, rough bark on the older stems, narrow egg-shaped leaves, relatively large white flowers and flat topped fruit that is shed shortly after reaching maturity. Habitat: native vegetation Impact Invades native vegetation

Leptospermum laevigatum

Wheel-shaped seed capsules with numerous slender seeds. It is confined to coastal environments - right next to beaches, growing on sand dunes, forming part of coastal shrublands, heathlands and dry sclerophyll woodlands. Description Small tree or shrub with papery bark on gnarled trunks

White flowers of the Coast Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum) in the Royal National Park, New. Distinguishing Features: 6-11 compartments in fruit differs from other native tea tree Leptospermum species, which typically have fewer. Leptospermum laevigatum - 'Coastal Tea Tree' - is a bushy and twisted tall shrub or small tree with grey-green leaves and white flowers in Spring or early Summer.

Leptospermum scoparium (Tea Tree). This species is native to coastal SE Australia but is invasive outside its native range Leptospermum laevigatum - Large shrub or low-lying tree with smooth bark, small white flowers.