Myrtaceae
Broom teatree
Leptospermum scoparium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Leptospermum
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Common names
By language (24)
- arz
- مانوكا
- Chinese
- 松紅梅, 松红梅, 澳洲茶, 御柳梅, 柽柳梅, 檉柳梅, 细子木, 魚柳梅
- Croatian
- Manuka
- Czech
- Balmín metlatý
- Dutch
- Manuka, Nieuw-Zeelandse theeboom, Tea tree, Teatree
- English
- Broom teatree, Mānuka, Tea tree, Broom tea-tree, Manuka, Manuka myrtle, New Zealand teatree
- Finnish
- Ruusumyrtti
- French
- Manuka, Tea tree
- German
- Südseemyrte, Manuka, Manukastrauch, Neuseelandmyrte
- Hebrew
- לפטוספרמון מכבדי, מאנוקה
- Indonesian
- Manuka
- Italian
- Manuka
- Japanese
- ギョリュウバイ, ネズモドキ, マヌカ, レプトスペルマム・スコパリウム, 杜松擬き, 檉柳梅
- Macedonian
- Манука, Чајно дрво
- Māori
- Mānuka, Manuka
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Manuka
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Manuka
- Persian
- لپتسپرمم اسکپاریوم
- Polish
- Manuka
- Russian
- Тонкосемянник метловидный
- Slovak
- Balmín metlatý
- Slovenian
- Manuka
- Spanish
- Manuka
- Welsh
- Llwyn te
Synonyms
- Leptospermum bullatum Fitzh.
- Leptospermum floribundum Salisb.
- Leptospermum humifusum A.Cunn. ex S.Schauer
- Leptospermum linifolium (Aiton) Dum.Cours.
- Leptospermum multiflorum Cav.
- Leptospermum nichollsii Dorr.Sm.
- Leptospermum obliquum Colla
- Leptospermum oxycedrus S.Schauer
- Leptospermum pungens Otto & A.Dietr.
- Leptospermum scoparium unranked roseum J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies
- Leptospermum scoparium unranked rubrum-pygmaeum J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies
- Leptospermum scoparium var. bullatum Rehder
- Leptospermum scoparium var. confertifolium S.Schauer
- Leptospermum scoparium var. eximea B.L.Burtt
- Leptospermum scoparium var. forsteri S.Schauer
- Leptospermum scoparium var. incanum Cackayne
- Leptospermum scoparium var. linearifolium Otto & A.Dietr.
- Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium (Aiton) Dum.Cours.
- Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium Hook.f.
- Leptospermum scoparium var. myrtifolium W.T.Aiton
- Leptospermum scoparium var. myrtifolium Hook.f.
- Leptospermum scoparium var. nicholsii (Dorr.Sm.) Ewart
- Leptospermum scoparium var. parvum Kirk
- Leptospermum scoparium var. prostratum Hook.f.
- Leptospermum scoparium var. sericeum Regel
- Leptospermum scoparium var. vulgare Domin
- Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f.
- Melaleuca tenuifolia J.C.Wendl.
- Philadelphus scoparius var. linifolius Aiton
Flowers
- In flower
- July, September to February (from 1,582 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Noel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tomas Sobek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.