Prickly tea-tree | |
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At Somersby | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Leptospermum |
Species: | L. juniperinum
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Binomial name | |
Leptospermum juniperinum | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
Leptospermum juniperinum, commonly known as the prickly tea tree,[2] is a species of broom-like shrub that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has narrow, sharply pointed leaves, white flowers usually arranged singly on short side shoots and small fruit that remain on the plant when mature.