This native shrub
is commonly known as
lemon-scented tea-tree.
Leptospermum petersonii
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Myrtaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
This species does not grow naturally in the Fraser Coast region. Main distribution south of Pomona area.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
