Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

Tristaniopsis collina

Leafy stem with flowers, buds, and spent flowers. Photographer Jackie Miles

Leafy stem with flowers and spent flowers. Photographer Jackie Miles

Flowers and leaves. Photographer Don Wood, Bodalla State Forest north of Bodalla

Common name

Mountain water gum, Hill kanuka

Family

Myrtaceae

Where found

Rainforest margins, moist situations in dry forest, and along streams. Coast, ranges, and the eastern edge of the tablelands, north of Bega.

Notes

Shrub or tree to 35 m tall. Bark smooth to fibrous or flaky, and creamy grey. Young stems hairy, becoming hairless. Leaves aromatic when rubbed, alternating up the stems, often becoming clustered toward the stem tips, 4-10 cm long, 10-25 mm wide, tips pointed, upper surface green and hairless, lower surface yellowish and hairless; oil glands numerous and crowded (visible when the leaf is held up to the light and/or by using the macro app on your phone/tablet). Flowers with 5 yellow petals each 2.5-3 mm long, in clusters of 3-7 flowers. Flowers Summer.

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Tristaniopsis~collina (accessed 25 March, 2021)