Australian Native Plants

  Leptospermum erubescens (Pink Tea-tree)


Leptospermum erubescens photo
Leptospermum erubescens flower

Photograph by Kevin Thiele from Perth. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PINK TEA-TREE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Leptospermum erubescens in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Pink Tea-tree

Other Names
Roadside Tea Tree, Wheatbelt Tea Tree

Description
The Pink Tea-tree is a dense shrub growing 0.5 m to 3 m tall. The olive-green leaves are oval and stiff and grow to about 5 mm long. Flowers are produced in winter and spring from July to November. Each flower is white-pink with 5 petals and about 5 mm to 10 mm in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 5 mm in diameter.

Habitat
plains, rocky outcrops, roadsides

Distribution
The Pink Tea-tree is found in south west of Western Australia,

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 3m
Spread: 1m - 2m

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Leptospermum
Species:erubescens
Common Name:Pink Tea-tree


Relatives in same Genus
  Leptospermum brachyandrum
  Leptospermum continentale
  Leptospermum coriaceum
  Leptospermum grandiflorum
  Leptospermum laevigatum
  Leptospermum lanigerum
  Leptospermum liversidgei
  Leptospermum macrocarpum
  Leptospermum morrisonii
  Leptospermum myrsinoides
  Leptospermum nitidum
  Leptospermum obovatum
  Leptospermum petersonii
  Leptospermum polygalifolium
  Leptospermum rotundifolium
  Leptospermum rupestre
  Leptospermum scoparium
  Leptospermum spectabile
  Leptospermum squarrosum
  Leptospermum turbinatum