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Kunzea is a genus of 36-40 species of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
 in the myrtle family Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae

The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtus, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here....
. They are native to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, with one species extending to New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. They are found throughout the Australian continent with most species occurring in southwestern Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
. In appearance they resemble the closely-related Callistemon genus, but differ in the arrangement of the stamen
Stamen

The stamen is the male organ of a flower. Each stamen generally has a stalk called the filament , and, on top of the filament, an anther , and pollen sacs, called sporangium....
s.

The genus was named after German naturalist Gustav Kunze
Gustav Kunze

Gustav Kunze was a Germany professor of zoology and an entomologist.Kunze was Zoology Profeesor at Leipzig University. He as also director of the Botanic Gardens in Leipzig...
, professor of botany in Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
.

Several species of Kunzea are weeds in the fynbos
Fynbos

Fynbos is the natural shrubland or Heath vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa, mainly in winter rainfall coastal and mountainous areas with a Mediterranean climate....
 regions of southern South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....









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Kunzea is a genus of 36-40 species of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
 in the myrtle family Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae

The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtus, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here....
. They are native to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, with one species extending to New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. They are found throughout the Australian continent with most species occurring in southwestern Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
. In appearance they resemble the closely-related Callistemon genus, but differ in the arrangement of the stamen
Stamen

The stamen is the male organ of a flower. Each stamen generally has a stalk called the filament , and, on top of the filament, an anther , and pollen sacs, called sporangium....
s.

The genus was named after German naturalist Gustav Kunze
Gustav Kunze

Gustav Kunze was a Germany professor of zoology and an entomologist.Kunze was Zoology Profeesor at Leipzig University. He as also director of the Botanic Gardens in Leipzig...
, professor of botany in Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
.

Several species of Kunzea are weeds in the fynbos
Fynbos

Fynbos is the natural shrubland or Heath vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa, mainly in winter rainfall coastal and mountainous areas with a Mediterranean climate....
 regions of southern South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....


Species


Species include:
  • Kunzea acicularis Toelken & G.F.Craig
  • Kunzea acuminata Toelken
  • Kunzea affinis S.Moore
  • Kunzea ambigua
    Kunzea ambigua

    Kunzea ambigua, commonly known as the White Kunzea, Poverty Bush or Tick Bush, is a common shrub of the myrtaceae family found on sandstone soils in eastern Australia....
     (Sm.) Druce
  • Kunzea baxteri
    Kunzea baxteri

    Kunzea baxteri is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, where it occurs on granite outcrops and hills....
     (Klotzsch) Schauer
  • Kunzea bracteolata Maiden & Betche
  • Kunzea calida F.Muell.
  • Kunzea cambagei Maiden & Betche
  • Kunzea capitata (Sm.) Heynh.
  • Kunzea ericifolia
    Kunzea ericifolia

    Kunzea ericifolia is an erect woody evergreen shrub that is endemic to Western Australia....
     (Sm.) Rchb. ex Heynh.
  • Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps.
  • Kunzea eriocalyx F.Muell.
  • Kunzea flavescens C.T.White & W.D.Francis
  • Kunzea glabrescens
    Kunzea glabrescens

    Kunzea glabrescens is a species of Western Australian shrub known by the common name spearwood. It grows 1.5 to 4 metres high in sandy soil and bears yellow flowers in October and November....
     Toelken – Spearwood
  • Kunzea graniticola Byrnes
  • Kunzea jucunda Diels & E.Pritz.
  • Kunzea micrantha Schauer
  • Kunzea micromera Schauer
  • Kunzea montana (Diels) Domin – Mountain Kunzea
  • Kunzea muelleri Benth.
  • Kunzea newbyi Benth.
  • Kunzea obovata Byrnes
  • Kunzea opposita F.Muell.
  • Kunzea parvifolia Schauer
  • Kunzea pauciflora Schauer
  • Kunzea pomifera F.Muell.
  • Kunzea preissiana Schauer
  • Kunzea pulchella
    Kunzea pulchella

    Kunzea pulcella is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, where it occurs on granite outcrops and slopes....
     (Lindl.) A.S.George – Granite Kunzea
  • Kunzea recurva Schauer
  • Kunzea rupestris Blakely
  • Kunzea spicata S.Moore
  • Kunzea strigosa Toelken
  • Kunzea villiceps Schauer

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