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Kunzea sp.

Common Name: Burgan
Synonym: Kunzea ericoides (now a New Zealand endemic), Leptospermum phylicoides
Family: Myrtaceae
Size: 2-4m x 2-4m
Description: See Kunzea leptospermoides
Leaves: Leaves are broader than the more common local species.
Flowering: Flower stalks are longer and hairless.
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Flowering Time:
Growing Conditions: Occurs in moist soils in the lower foothills of the Dandenongs.
Garden Use:
Related Species:
Plant Communities: 22, 30
Conservation Status: Significant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
Aboriginal Use:
Commercially available: Unlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
Bird Attracting: Habitat - nesting and/or safety
Butterfly Attracting: Nectar for butterflies
Frog Habitat: No
Photographer: 1, 4 Marilyn Gray ©; 2, 3, Index Peter Kinchington ©
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Last Updated: 30/06/2010
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