Kunzea

E1044984

Kunzea is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australia and New Zealand, known for their aromatic foliage and fluffy, bottlebrush-like flower clusters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Australasian realm NERFINISHED
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
Rosids
describedBy Johann Friedrich Gmelin NERFINISHED
distributionRegion eastern Australia
southwestern Australia NERFINISHED
evergreen true
family Myrtaceae NERFINISHED
habitat coastal scrub
heathland
woodland
hasAromaticFoliage true
hasCommonName kunzea NERFINISHED
tick bush
white tea-tree (for some species)
hasFlowerColor pink
white
hasFlowerType actinomorphic flower
hasFruitType capsule
hasGrowthForm shrub
small tree
hasInflorescenceType bottlebrush-like spike
cluster
hasNotableSpecies Kunzea ambigua NERFINISHED
Kunzea baxteri NERFINISHED
Kunzea ericoides NERFINISHED
Kunzea parvifolia NERFINISHED
Kunzea pulchella NERFINISHED
isSimilarTo Leptospermum NERFINISHED
Melaleuca NERFINISHED
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate
leafType simple leaf
namedAfter Gustav Kunze NERFINISHED
nativeTo Australia
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Tasmania NERFINISHED
order Myrtales NERFINISHED
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollinatedBy insects
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Kunzea ericoides NERFINISHED
usedFor essential oil production
ornamental planting
traditional medicine

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Myrtaceae contains Kunzea