| Prickly tea-tree | |
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| Leptospermum continentale on Black Mountain (Australian Capital Territory) in the A.C.T. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. continentale
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptospermum continentale | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
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Leptospermum continentale, commonly known as prickly tea-tree,[2] is a species of slender, straggling shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has sharp-pointed, narrowly egg-shaped leaves, white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils and woody fruit that remains on the plant when mature.
- ^ "Leptospermum continentale". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Leptospermum continentale". Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2020.