Leptospermum continentale, commonly known as prickly tea-tree,[2] is a species of slender, straggling shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia.

It has sharp-pointed, narrowly egg-shaped leaves, white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils and woody fruit that remains on the plant when mature.

Flowering occurs between September and February and the fruit is a broadly hemispherical capsule 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) wide and remaining on the plant when mature.

[3][5] The specific epithet (continentale) refers to the distribution of the species on the Australian mainland, in contrast to its close relative Leptospermum scoparium that occurs in Tasmania, some Bass Strait Islands and New Zealand.

[2][3][4][6] This tea-tree can be propagated from cuttings or from seed and is a hardy shrub that tolerates most soils and aspects, including poorly-drained sites.