Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

Baeckea diosmifolia

Flowers and leaves. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT

Flowering stems. Photographer Don Wood, Bomaderry Creek Regional Reserve

Common name

Fringed baeckea, Diosma heath-myrtle

Family

Myrtaceae

Where found

Moist areas in heath. Coast, ranges, and the eastern tablelands, north from Budawang National Park and Milton.

Notes

Shrub to 1 m tall. Leaves aromatic when rubbed, opposite each other, 0.2-0.6 cm long, 1-2 mm wide, almost stalkless, margins often finely toothed, tips often curved down. Flowers 3.5-5.5 mm in diameter, with 5 white petals. Flowers single. Flowers Spring to Summer.

Intergrades between Baeckea diosmifolia and Baeckea imbricata occur. They may be recognized by the somewhat broader leaves than in Baeckea diosmifolia.

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Baeckea~diosmifolia  (accessed 4 January, 2021)