Scientific Name: Leptospermum scoparium

Common Name: common teatree

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Myrtaceae

Form Description: Medium to tall shrub.

Height (m): 1.5 – 4

Flowers: White, perfumed, solitary on leaf axils.

Fruit: Woody capsule – convex top and 5 cells.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestHeathSedgeland and WetlandWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant in a variety of habitats, from sea level to about 1000m.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Prefers full sun, will tolerate periods of dryness. Prune when young for a bushy shrub. Bird attracting. Bee attracting. High flammability.

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