Heath Teatree - native (Leptospermum myrsinoides)

Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtle family).

Native. It has a wide distribution.

Occurrence: Localised. It is often locally abundant.

Identification:

• it grows to a metre or more high
• its leaves and fruit are hairless
• it white flowers with 5 petals.

Photo 1: Porcupine Ridge. 2: Heath Teatree with silky-hairy leaves. 3: Fruit. Muckleford. 4: Muckleford. 5: Smiths Reef. Photo 2: Max Schlachter.