Leptospermum grandifolium
Woolly Teatree, Mountain Tea-tree at Bolaro, NSW
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| Leptospermum grandifolium | BettyDonWood | 17 Aug 2017 | |
| Leptospermum grandifolium | BettyDonWood | 17 Aug 2017 | |
| Leptospermum lanigerum | DavidMcKay | 14 May 2017 |
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Common along the Banks of the Murrumbidgee
8 comments
15 May 2017
Probably OK, though at that altitude I would have expected Leptospermum grandifolium. A photo of the bark would have helped. Grandifolium has peeling bark, and leaves that are green and often glossy above. Lanigerum has hard rough bark, and grey-green leaves.
16 May 2017
Thanks for the information and I will check the bark next time I am in the area. I would think that around 1000m would be much in the middle of the range for lanigerum. Is there a good authority for checking this sort of information?
16 May 2017
Plantnet and Vicflora, both online, are the best, if you are prepared to look up every second word in the glossary, as I did when I first started. I still do for some words, and tear my hair out when there is no definition in either for a few words they think are 'obvious'.
3 Jun 2017
Betty suggested looking at the bark and leaves but it will be late August before I get back to the area to do that. The elevation is just below the 1000m contour and the bushes line the banks of the Murrumbidgee. One specimen is on a tiny island and they are flooded when there is heavy rain like last spring. More photographs of leaves and bark are on my "to do" list along with some of the general environment.
6 Jun 2017
Hi Jackie. Thanks for the tips. I am still learning about all the info needed for good identification. It has been a good experience and lots of fun.
17 Aug 2017
Hi Jackie. Did you get the email with new photographs of distinctly peeling bark. I checked the vegetation over a short stretch of the river bank and all had the distinctive peeling bark. This suggests that although it is a riverine environment grandifolium is the correct identification as the main species in this area
18 Aug 2017
Hi
I have been back to the area and checked the bark which the photographs show clearly peeling in layers even down to pencil thin twigs. I checked a short stretch of the river and all were similar. The leaves are not particularly glossy but they have had the winter season of heavy frost and the odd snowfall. Does this look like the ID should be grandifolium? Possibly this particular environment the favours this species along the river. I appreciate the confusion could have been avoided if I had taken note of the bark at the time. I am learning and now photograph leaves (both sides), bark, flowers, whole plants and the general environment.
I have been back to the area and checked the bark which the photographs show clearly peeling in layers even down to pencil thin twigs. I checked a short stretch of the river and all were similar. The leaves are not particularly glossy but they have had the winter season of heavy frost and the odd snowfall. Does this look like the ID should be grandifolium? Possibly this particular environment the favours this species along the river. I appreciate the confusion could have been avoided if I had taken note of the bark at the time. I am learning and now photograph leaves (both sides), bark, flowers, whole plants and the general environment.
19 Aug 2017
I guess altitude, aspect, rainfall, river or creek banks or swamp all interact to produce the local environment that favours one species or the other. I am glad it now seem nailed as like me there will be others who depend on the photographs and comments to help identify interesting plants
Location information
- Coordinates 148.794173-35.947042
- Altitude 993.0m
- Places Bolaro, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 12 Aug 2017 11:56 AM Recorded on
- DavidMcKay Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Leptospermum grandifolium Scientific name
- Woolly Teatree, Mountain Tea-tree Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1652.17m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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