Australian Native Plants

  Leptospermum morrisonii (Morrison's Tea-tree)


Leptospermum morrisonii photo
Leptospermum morrisonii (flower and fruit).

Photograph by Forest & Kim Starr. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Leptospermum morrisonii photo
Leptospermum morrisonii habit

Photograph by Forest & Kim Starr. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




MORRISON'S TEA-TREE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Leptospermum morrisonii in Australia

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


Common Name
Morrison's Tea-tree

Description
Morrison's Tea-tree is a shrub or small tree growing 2 m to 5 m tall. The leaves are narrow grow 15 cm to 35 cm long and up to 8 mm wide. Flowers are produced in summer from December to January. The flowers are cream or white with 5 petals and about 15 mm in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 6 mm to 10mm in diameter.

Habitat
woodland, shrubland, along creeks

Distribution
south eastern New South Wales coastal and highland areas

Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 5m
Spread: 1.5m - 4m



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Leptospermum
Species:morrisonii
Common Name:Morrison's 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 myrsinoides
  Leptospermum nitidum
  Leptospermum obovatum
  Leptospermum petersonii
  Leptospermum polygalifolium
  Leptospermum rotundifolium
  Leptospermum rupestre
  Leptospermum scoparium
  Leptospermum spectabile
  Leptospermum squarrosum
  Leptospermum turbinatum