Myrtaceae
Vinegartree
Lophostemon confertus
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Lophostemon
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 红胶木, 紅膠木, 毛刷木, 紅胶木
- English
- Vinegartree, Brush box
- Hebrew
- עדעד עצי
- Spanish
- Boj cepillo, Brush Box
Synonyms
- Lophostemon arborescens Schott
- Melaleuca conferta (R.Br.) Steud.
- Tristania conferta R.Br.
- Tristania conferta Griff.
- Tristania conferta var. fibrosa F.M.Bailey
- Tristania conferta var. microcarpa Domin
- Tristania conferta var. typica Domin
- Tristania depressa A.Cunn.
- Tristania griffithii Kurz
- Tristania macrophylla A.Cunn.
- Tristania subverticillata H.Wendl.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 65 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Luise Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.