Myrtaceae
Australian teatree
Leptospermum laevigatum
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Leptospermum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 光叶松红梅
- English
- Australian teatree, Australian myrtle
- Russian
- Тонкосемянник гладкий
Synonyms
- Fabricia laevigata Gaertn.
- Fabricia myrtifolia Sieber ex Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Stephen Bain, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter1968, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: vincenzo tosetto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Jean Yves Gallais, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Doug Beckers from Killcare Heights, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan DA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Patricia Lilas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rebecca Paulus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: luci evanston, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.