Leptospermum continentale
| Prickly tea-tree | |
|---|---|
| Leptospermum continentale on Black Mountain (Australian Capital Territory) in the A.C.T. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. continentale |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptospermum continentale | |
| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Leptospermum continentale, commonly known as prickly tea-tree, is a species of slender, straggling shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has sharp-pointed, narrowly egg-shaped leaves, white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils and woody fruit that remains on the plant when mature.