Date of issue: 24 May 2022
Designer: Jo Mure, Australia Post Design Studio
Printer: RA

This is one of 3 'Bush Seasonings' stamps.

Plant: Backhousia citriodora

Family: MYRTACEAE

Lemon Myrtle

Medium sized tree to 15m, frequently suckering. Foliage dense to near ground.
Leaves are elliptical, to 10cm, and strongly lemon scented.
Bears heads of profuse white flowers, each about 1cm in diameter, in summer.
Distribution: Qld.