Kunzea tenuicaulis

Description

Shrubs or small much branched trees inhabiting geothermal areas of the Taupo Volcanic Zone.Bark loose,flaking readily.Branches sinuous curved,slender.Branchlets numerous,slender,often pendulous,young stems copiously covered in short erect hairs.Leaves numerous,up to 10 mm long (usually much less).Flowers white,up to 9 mm diameter,borne in dense clusters.Fruit a small dry capsule 1.0–3.3 × 1.6–3.2 mm.