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Tantoon
Leptospermum polygalifolium
About
Leptospermum polygalifolium, commonly known as tantoon, jellybush or yellow tea tree, is a species of shrub or tree of the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to eastern Australia, including Lord Howe Island. It has thin bark, elliptical leaves, white flowers arranged singly on short side shoots and fruit that remain on the plant for a few years.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Leptospermum polygalifolium
- Slug
- leptospermum-polygalifolium
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Leptospermum
- Species
- polygalifolium
- Wikidata QID
- Q4460549
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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