Family: Myrtaceae

Kunzea affinis is a small shrub native to the south of Western Australia. It is used as a hedge and for its cut flowers, which can last one week without treatment. It enjoys sandy, well-drained soils, and prefers a temperate to cool climate. It is not considered to be at risk in the wild, and so is considered “not threatened” by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. This plant has not been documented as naturalized in any Hawaiian Islands to date.

High Risk Traits:

• Other species in genus are invasive
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Seeds dispersed by wind, probably water, and intentionally by people

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but limited evidence of introduction outside native range
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively