Leptospermum minutifolium #5

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Myrtaceae - Australia: Queensland, New South Wales

Tea tree

Shown: Detail of flower buds, fully opened flowers and foliage

 

"Leptospermum is a genus of about 80-86 species of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greatest diversity in the south of the continent; but one species extends to New Zealand, another to Malaysia, and L. recurvum is endemic to Malaysia.

 

"They are shrubs or occasionally small trees, reaching 1-8 m tall, rarely up to 20 m, with dense branching. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, sharp-tipped, and small, in most species not over 1 cm long. The flowers are up to 3 cm diameter, with five white, pink or red petals." (Wikipedia)

 

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Photographed in San Francisco Botanical Garden - San Francisco, California

 

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