Family: Myrtaceae
Plant: An extremely variable shrub up to 2m high with smooth, firm, soft bark.
Flowers: Masses of honey-scented 1-1.5cm diameter flowers with 5 white round spreading petals and numerous stamens surrounding a central green disc.
Flowering: September-December.
Fruit: Woody, stalked, domed capsule up to 1cm diameter with 5 seed chambers.
Leaves: Green, oblanceolate to elliptic 1-2cm long and 1-5mm wide with recurved margins, pointed tips and conspicuous oil dots. The leaves are slightly aromatic.
Habitat: Very common in damp places in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Features: White flowers with many stamens around a central green disc. Leaves have oil dots and a strong lemon odour when crushed.
Name:
Leptospermum
From Greek lepto = slender and spermum = seed (referring to its seed capsule)
polygalifolium
From Latin having leaves similar to the Polygala
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Single |
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Colour(s) |
White, Green |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Green, Grey |
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Other Features |
Woody |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Aromatic, Oil |
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dots/Glands |
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Bark |
Smooth |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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