Myrtaceae

Pink tea tree

Leptospermum squarrosum Gaertn.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Leptospermum

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: شجرة الشاي الوردي
arz: شجرة الشاى الوردى
Chinese: 桃花澳洲茶, 桃花鱼柳梅
English: Pink tea tree, The Peach Blossom Teatree
Russian: Тонкосемянник растопыренный

Synonyms

Leptospermum baccatum var. roseum S.Schauer
Leptospermum persiciflorum Rchb.
Leptospermum rubricaule Cels ex Link
Leptospermum scoparium var. grandiflorum Hook.
Leptospermum scoparium var. rubricaule (Cels ex Link) A.Cunn. ex DC.

Photos

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.