if ol ium , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁mountain ▁tea - tree ▁or ▁w ool ly ▁teat ree , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁shr ub ▁or ▁small ▁tree ▁that ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁south - e astern ▁Australia . ▁It ▁has ▁elli pt ical ▁to ▁egg - sh aped ▁leaves ▁with ▁a ▁sharp ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁tip , ▁white ▁flowers ▁and ▁relatively ▁large , ▁broad ly ▁hem is pher ical ▁fruit . ▁▁ ▁Description Le pt os perm um ▁grand if ol ium ▁is ▁a ▁shr ub ▁that ▁grows ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁or ▁a ▁tree ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁tall ▁with ▁smooth ▁b ark ▁that ▁is ▁shed ▁in ▁pap ery ▁stri ps ▁or ▁fla kes . ▁It ▁has ▁narrow ▁egg - sh aped ▁to ▁elli pt ical ▁leaves ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide , ▁often ▁with ▁a ▁fel ty ▁surface , ▁with ▁a ▁small , ▁sharp ▁pointed ▁tip ▁and ▁a ▁base ▁tap ering ▁to ▁a ▁short ▁pet io le . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁arranged ▁sing ly ▁on ▁short ▁side ▁sho ots ▁on ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁leaf y ▁branch lets ▁and ▁are ▁ ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁diameter . ▁There ▁are ▁broad , ▁pale ▁brown ish ▁b ract s ▁and ▁b ract e oles ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁flower ▁bud . ▁The ▁fl oral ▁cup ▁is ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁dens ely ▁hair y . ▁The ▁sep als ▁are ▁egg - sh aped ▁to ▁tri angular , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁dens ely ▁hair y , ▁the ▁pet als ▁white , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁the