Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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Kunzea badjaensis
Badja carpet kunzea
Myrtaceae
Heath at over 1000m altitude. Ranges between Deua National Park and Wadbilliga National Park. Tablelands between Nimmitabel and Cooma.
Shrub, prostrate or to 1.2 m tall. Leaves aromatic when rubbed, alternating along the stems, 0.2-0.6 cm long, 1-3 mm wide, tips blunt, surfaces more or less hairy or hairless, only midvein prominent. Flowers with 5 white petals each 1-1.5 mm long, in head-like clusters. Stamens 3.5-4 mm long. Flowers Spring to Summer.
Was Kunzea sp. with Also known under the Registered Cultivar name of Kunzea 'Badja Carpet'.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Kunzea~badjaensis (accessed 19 January, 2021)
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