Baeckea brevifolia

Baeckea brevifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Baeckea
Species: B. brevifolia
Binomial name
Baeckea brevifolia
(Rudge) DC.
Synonyms
  • Leptospermum brevifolium Rudge

Baeckea brevifolia, is a common heathland shrub found in coastal central New South Wales, Australia. It grows up to one metre high. The habitat is mostly on poor sandstone soils, in areas of moderate to high rainfall, frequented by fire. Often found growing by the sea. The specific epithet brevifolia is from the Latin, meaning "short leaved".[1]

References

  1. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 25