Leptospermum rotundifolium

Leptospermum rotundifolium, commonly known as the round-leaved tea tree,[1] is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to New South Wales and is now naturalised in a small area of Western Australia.[2]

Leptospermum rotundifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Leptospermum
Species:	L. rotundifolium
Binomial name
Leptospermum rotundifolium (Maiden & Betche) F.A.Rodway

The slender erect shrub typically grows to a height of 3 metres (10 ft).[2] It has close bark that eventually becomes gnarled.[3] The small leaves have a neat and crisp appearance, they are openly spaced along the branches. The leaves are rounded with pointed tips, smooth and slightly shiny and give off an aromatic perfume when bruised.[1] The leaves are typically 4 to 7 millimetres (0.16 to 0.28 in) in length with a similar width.[3] The plant blooms in spring between October and November producing flowers on short lateral stems and on newer wood close to the tips. Round buds open to flat flowers which each have five rounded petals surrounding a large green eye that is surrounded by a row of upright stamens. The flowers can have a diameter of up to 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) and be pink-white to mauve-pink.[1]

Native to an area along the east coast of New South Wales between Sydney and Nerriga where it grows in shrubby and heath habitats but also in sclerophyll forest on rocky escarpments.[4]

It is also found on slopes in a small area in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Manjimup where it grows in sandy clay soils over laterite.[2]