Leptospermum turbinatum (Shiny Tea-tree)

Leptospermum turbinatum 'Flat Rock' in the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, California, USA. Identified by sign.

Photograph by Stickpen. License: Public Domain. (view image details)

SHINY TEA-TREE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Leptospermum turbinatum in Australia

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

Common Name
Shiny Tea-tree

Other Names
Grampians Tea-tree

Description
The Shiny Tea-tree is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow about 2 cm long. Flowers are produced in spring and early summer from October to December. The flowers are white with 5 petals and quite large at about 25 mm in diameter. The woody fruit capsules are about 1 cm in diameter.

Habitat
rocky slopes

Distribution
The Shiny Tea-tree is endemic to the region around the Grampians ranges in Victoria.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 2m
Spread: 1.5m - 2.5m

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Leptospermum
Species:	turbinatum
Common Name:	Shiny Tea-tree

Relatives in same Genus
  Leptospermum brachyandrum
  Leptospermum continentale
  Leptospermum coriaceum
  Leptospermum erubescens
  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