Kunzea peduncularis
Introduction '''''Kunzea peduncularis''''', commonly known as '''mountain burgan''', is a flowering plant in Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, and is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is usually a dense shrub and has lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base. Dense groups of white flowers appear in early summer.
Description ''Kunzea peduncularis'' is a spreading shrub which grows to a height of about  but sometimes a single-trunked tree more than  tall. The leaves are arranged alternately, lance-shaped to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base,  long and  wide with a petiole  or less long. The flowers are white and crowded in leaf axils near the ends of the branches on pedicels up to  long. The floral cup is about  and usually hairy. The sepal lobes are green, triangular and about  long. The petals are white, almost round and about  in diameter and there are 50-65 stamens which are up to  long. Flowering occurs between November and January.
Taxonomy and naming ''Kunzea peduncularis'' was first formally described in 1855 by Ferdinand von Mueller from a specimen found "at the foot of the Australian Alps on the banks of rivers and rivulets". The description was published in his book ''Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian plants''. The specific epithet (''peduncularis'') is derived from the Latin word ''pedunculus'' meaning "small, slender stalk".This kunzea was formerly included in ''Kunzea ericoides'' but that species is now regarded as a New Zealand endemic.
Distribution and habitat Mountain burgan grows in montane and subalpine woodland in eastern Victoria, usually at altitudes above .
Use in horticulture ''Kunzea peduncularis'' is suitable for use as a screening plant. It grows best in full sun in well-drained soils and attracts butterflies.
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