Leptospermum rupicola
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| Leptospermum rupicola | |
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| In the Australian National Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. rupicola |
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| Leptospermum rupicola | |
Leptospermum rupicola is a low-growing shrub that is endemic to New South Wales where it grows near cliffs. It has thin, rough bark, narrow lance-shaped leaves, white flowers and relatively large fruit that remain on the plant at maturity.
Leptospermum rupicola is a low-growing shrub that typically grows to a height 1 m (3 ft 3 in) or less. It has thin, firm bark, the younger stems with flattened hairs at first and a conspicuous flange. The leaves are narrow lance-shaped, about 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) wide with a sharp point on the tip and tapering at the base but without a petiole. The flowers are white, 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) wide and are borne singly on short side shoots from adjacent leaf axils. There are a few reddish-brown bracts at the base of the young flower buds but they are soon shed. The floral cup is glabrous, about 3 mm (0.12 in) long and the sepals about 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The petals are about 5 mm (0.20 in) long and the stamens 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs from March to May and from September to October. The fruit is a capsule 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) in diameter, the sepals having fallen off, and that remains on the plant when mature.[2][3]