Leptospermopsis erubescens, commonly known as the roadside tea tree, is a species of shrub that is endemic to southwest of Western Australia. It has thin, fibrous bark, egg-shaped leaves, small white flowers and woody fruit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Roadside Teatree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Gaudium myrsinoides
- Pericalymma ellipticum
- Gaudium semibaccatum
- Gaudium parvifolium
- Leptospermum myrtifolium
- Gaudium coriaceum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Leptospermopsis
- Species
- Leptospermopsis erubescens
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