Kunzea rupestris

Description

Kunzea rupestris grows as a spreading clonal shrub,0.5 to 2 metres tall.Foliage is dense with leaves 6 to 11 mm long,1.5 to 3 mm wide.The reverse lanceolate shaped leaves have a triangular shaped tip.New growth is noticeably villous.Mature leaves may be without hairs.White to cream flowers form in stalkless clusters in spring at the edge of branchlets.The sepals have a triangular shape,1 to 1.5 mm long.Petals are 1 to 1.5 mm long.The hypanthium of the flower is also densely covered in small shaggy hairs.