| Common Name: | Broom Tea-tree |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Size: | to 5m high |
| Description: | See Leptospermum continentale. Locally L. scoparium is taller and leafier than Prickly Tea-tree. |
| Leaves: | Leaves are narrowly elliptic to almost circular, broadest near the middle, 7-22mm x 2-7mm. |
| Flowering: | |
| Flower Colour: | White |
| Flowering Time: | September to March |
| Growing Conditions: | |
| Garden Use: | A good screening and habitat plant due to its prickly nature. There are many coloured cultivars in the nursery trade. These have been developed from the New Zealand form. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 22, 25 |
| Conservation Status: | Significant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. Scattered outside the Shire boundary. |
| Aboriginal Use: | Wood - spears, pegs |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | Insects |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Nectar for butterflies |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Index Marilyn Gray ©; Murray Fagg © Australian National Botanic Garden |