About Kunzea recurva Schauer
Kunzea recurva is an erect, heavily branched shrub that grows between 0.3 and 2 metres (1 to 7 ft) tall, with young branches covered in fine hairs. The base of each leaf is pressed against the stem, while the leaf tips spread outward. Most leaves are egg-shaped, with the narrower end positioned at the base, and they measure 2–2.5 mm (0.08–0.1 in) long and 1.5–3 mm (0.06–0.1 in) wide, attached to the stem by a short stalk. The flowers are pink to reddish purple, and grow in roughly spherical clusters around 15 mm (0.6 in) across at the ends of branches. The petal lobes are egg-shaped to spatula-shaped, around 2 mm (0.08 in) in diameter, and each flower typically has 20 to 35 stamens that are 3.5–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long. Flowering takes place between August and December, with most flowering occurring from September to November. After flowering, it produces an urn-shaped capsule fruit that retains the sepal lobes. Kunzea recurva is an uncommon species that typically grows in wet depressions or on rocky slopes in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia, and it can grow in a range of different soil types.
