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habit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
leaves and flower buds (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
close-up of leaves (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
flower clusters (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
flowers (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
close-up of flowers (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
immature fruit (Photo: Greg Jordan)
close-up of immature fruit (Photo: Greg Jordan)
Scientific Name
Kunzea ericoides (A. Rich.) Joy Thomps.
Synonyms
Leptospermum ericoides A. Rich.Leptospermum phylicoides (A. Cunn. ex Schauer) Cheel
Family
Myrtaceae
Common Names
burgan, burgan burgan, kunzea, manuka, tea-tree, white teatree
Origin
Native to eastern Australia (i.e. south-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales and Victoria) and New Zealand.
Naturalised Distribution
Naturalised beyond its native range in south-eastern Australia (i.e. in Tasmania and possibly also in the ACT and beyond its native range in Victoria).
Naturalised overseas in Hawaii.
Notes
Burgan (Kunzea ericoides) is regarded as an environmental weed in the ACT and Victoria, and is actively managed by community groups in the ACT.
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