▁stam ens ▁about ▁ ▁long . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁from ▁October ▁to ▁January ▁and ▁the ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁hem is pher ical ▁caps ule ▁ ▁wide ▁that ▁remains ▁on ▁the ▁plant ▁when ▁m ature ▁with ▁the ▁sep als ▁attached . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming Le pt os perm um ▁grand if ol ium ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁by ▁James ▁Edward ▁Smith ▁in ▁Trans actions ▁of ▁the ▁Lin ne an ▁Society ▁of ▁London ' '. ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Mountain ▁tea - tree ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁in ▁south ▁eastern ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁the ▁Haw kes bury ▁River . ▁It ▁grows ▁in ▁sw amps , ▁along ▁rock y ▁streams ▁and ▁on ▁shelter ed ▁s lop es ▁from ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁sub al pine ▁parts ▁of ▁Mount ▁Kos ci usz ko . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Victoria ▁( Austral ia ) ▁grand if ol ium ▁Category : My rt ales ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory <0x0A> </s> ▁Steven ▁Ze v itas ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁cur ator , ▁writer , ▁and ▁publish er . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁journal ▁New ▁American ▁P aint ings ▁and ▁gallery ▁O SP ▁Gallery . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁Steven ▁Ze v itas ▁is ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Publish er ▁of ▁the ▁period ical ▁New ▁American