Kānuka

Kunzea ericoides, commonly known as kānuka or white tea-tree, is a tree or shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand. It has white or pink flowers similar to those of Leptospermum and from its first formal description in 1832 until 1983 was known as Leptospermum ericoides. The flowers have five petals and up to 25 stamens which are mostly longer than the petals.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Kānuka 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

• Kunzea robusta
• Kunzea serotina
• Kunzea tenuicaulis
• Kunzea leptospermoides
• Kunzea linearis
• Kunzea amathicola

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Kunzea

Species

Kunzea ericoides

More species