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Leptospermum epacridoideum is a bushy, erect shrub (1–2 m) native to a small area of the South Coast of New South Wales, around Jervis Bay, growing in sandstone forest and heath. It is a tea-tree relative grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts and for habitat restoration rather than as a common garden plant.
Leptospermum epacridoideum is a species of plant that is endemic to a restricted area of the South Coast of New South Wales. It is a bushy shrub with compact bark, elliptical to more or less circular leaves, white flowers arranged singly on short axillary side shoots, and woody fruit.
This tea-tree grows in forest and heath on sandstone in the area around Jervis Bay.
Tea Trees · Leptospermum amboinense · Aggreflorum anfractum · Spidery Tea Tree · Leptospermum argenteum · Leptospermum barneyense · Aggreflorum benwellii · Gaudium blakelyi · Aggreflorum brachyandrum · Gaudium confertum · Prickly Tea Tree · Gaudium coriaceum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptospermum epacridoideum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
