Gaudium brevipes
4 Grey Tea-tree at Undefined Area
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| Gaudium brevipes | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Nov 2021 | |
| Leptospermum (genus) | MPW | 16 Aug 2021 |
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Single Shrub with multiple stems, growing alongside Clancy's track, 1.5 m high, Mt Majura Nature reserves, leaves in opposite pairs 1-1.5cm long by about 5mm wide. New leaf shoots have a distinctive reddish colouration. Leaves slightly aromatic when crushed. No other (same) shrubs around in this area.
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16 Aug 2021
I don't know; perhaps botanists have an idea. Otherwise, I suggest waiting for flowers...
16 Aug 2021
Max there is a Leptospermum sp. record close by; see Leptospermum (genus) (Tea Tree)
16 Aug 2021
I have checked for any old capsules etc over the whole plant / on the ground, there are none. Perhaps this specimen has not reached Flowering maturity yet ? Seems like a relatively juvenile plant. I checked the other Leptospermum photo from Waltraud's comment, the leaves and red tips are quite similar to my record (photo).
13 Nov 2021
Max, the fact that it does not retain its fruits confirms for me that it is L. brevipes. Isobel.
13 Nov 2021
?? The Older plant DOES retain it's capsules, refer to photos and and also the specimen given to waltraud --> Isobel, which does have old capsules. Puzzled ?
15 Nov 2021
Max, L. brevipes retains opened fruits for up to about a year. See the first question in Plantnet:
Fruit either not woody or if ± woody then the valves not woody; usually shed soon or at most before the following season; seeds ovoid-cuneiform with the surface reticulate
cf. Fruit woody, woody-valved and usually persisting beyond the following season; seeds irregularly linear or linear-cuneiform with the surface longitudinally striate
The individuals in my garden have <1-2% of last season's fruits still on plant. They are all open, and fall when touched, i.e. are deciduous, as described by VicFlora. Why don't we go for a walk sometime and look at the population together? Isobel
Fruit either not woody or if ± woody then the valves not woody; usually shed soon or at most before the following season; seeds ovoid-cuneiform with the surface reticulate
cf. Fruit woody, woody-valved and usually persisting beyond the following season; seeds irregularly linear or linear-cuneiform with the surface longitudinally striate
The individuals in my garden have <1-2% of last season's fruits still on plant. They are all open, and fall when touched, i.e. are deciduous, as described by VicFlora. Why don't we go for a walk sometime and look at the population together? Isobel
15 Nov 2021
OK, I see your point about not retaining çapsules now, ie for longer periods as closed capsules like some other Leptospermum species do. Happy to go for walk, at your convenience, Waltraud also expressed interest. 🙂
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- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jul 2021 04:06 PM Recorded on
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- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Gaudium brevipes Scientific name
- Grey Tea-tree Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1236.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Leptospermum brevipes
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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