Baeckea utilis

Mountain Baeckea at Tuggeranong DC, ACT

Baeckea utilis at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
Baeckea utilis at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
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Baeckea utilis 24 Feb 2019 julielindner
Leptospermum sp. 19 Feb 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Leptospermum sp. 22 Jan 2019 Mike

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At side of Long Gully Road.

9 comments

julielindner wrote:
   23 Jan 2019
Hi Mike There is a two Leptospermum species and possibly a third scattered around that area on Farrer and Wanniassa. It is hard to tell from your photo L.continentale has prickly leaves it looks more like L. brevipes which has a similar form to that in your photo.
   19 Feb 2019
Need a photo of the hard fruit to make species ID
BettyDonWood wrote:
   19 Feb 2019
From the spent flowers, it could be Kunzea ericoides. Though in less faded flowers than I suspect these are, the stamens are much longer than in Leptospermum.
Mike wrote:
   19 Feb 2019
Thanks Betty, I was beginning to think Kunzea was a possibility because of the leaves. I will see if I have a close-up of the leaves.
julielindner wrote:
   19 Feb 2019
It's definitely not Kunzea ericoides. I will go and check it when the weather gets a bit cooler.
julielindner wrote:
   24 Feb 2019
I checked it and it is Baeckea Utilis on the edge of Long Gully Rd.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   24 Feb 2019
A pity there was no photo showing the opposite leaves. That would have immediately ruled out Leptospermum and Kunzea.
   25 Feb 2019
Thanks Julie - much appreciated
Mike wrote:
   25 Feb 2019
Thanks Julie, I just about made it there today but got distracted in Long Gully Swamp (not that it is swampy just now).

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