Coast Tea-tree
Gaudium laevigatum
COMMON NAME : Coast Tea-tree
BOTANICAL NAME : Gaudium laevigatum (formerly Leptospermum laevigatum)
FAMILY : Myrtaceae
PLANT GROUP : Trees
SIZE : Large >5m
EVC : Coastal Dune Scrub
CONSERVATION STATUS : Least Concern
LOCAL NOTES:
The white flowers of the Coast Tea-tree make an attractive display in the dunes during the spring school holidays.
It occurs naturally in the dunes, but tends to take over other areas nearby that have been disturbed by fires or clearing, such as in the Coast Banksia Woodland.
Contributor : CT
LEARN MORE:
Species profile for this plant at ALA
Atlas of Living Australia.
Species profile for this plant at VicFlora
Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
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