Myrtaceae

Tickbush

Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) Druce

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Kunzea

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: كونزية ملتبسة
arz: كونزيه ملتبسه
Chinese: 含糊雪茶木
Croatian: Tik-tak grm
English: Tickbush

Synonyms

Callistemon corifolius (Vent.) Mouill.
Kunzea corifolia (Vent.) Schauer
Kunzea pelagia F.Muell. ex Miq.
Leptospermum ambiguum Sm.
Metrosideros abietina Hoffmanns.
Metrosideros corifolia Vent.
Stenospermum corifolium (Vent.) Sweet ex Heynh.

Photos

Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.