 It is found in sheltered sites in rainforest margins or sclerophyll forest under such trees as Sydney blue gum ("Eucalyptus saligna"), cabbage gum ("E. amplifolia"), Sydney peppermint ("E. piperita"), red bloodwood ("Corymbia gummifera") or turpentine ("Syncarpia glomulifera").It can also occur in scrub along watercourses in association with river she-oak ("Casuarina cunninghamiana").The leaves and green twigs are distilled for their essential oils.