the United States to stabilize sand. It is known there as the Australian tea tree. The seeds can be dispersed by wind and water. It has now become naturalised in New Zealand, southern Africa, California and Hawaii. The larvae of Holocola thalassinana feed on Leptospermum laevigatum. Cultivation L. laevigatum is planted widely as a garden ornamental or display tree. It is useful as a windbreak or hedging plant and for the rapid stabilisation of sandy soils, and in rehabilitation areas where construction or mining has taken place. Conservation status L. laevigatum is not listed on the advisory list of rare or threatened plants in Victoria (2014). Gallery References External links Photo gallery laevigatum Flora of New South Wales Flora of South Australia Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (Australia) Myrtales of Australia Halophytes Plants described in 1788 Taxa named by Joseph Gaertner