Perhaps E. dives? I think the immature leaves of E. nortonii would be a bit larger than this and doesn't really seem to match those other species well. I'm not really super confident here, there isn't much detail work with but the overall structure of the leaves and that little side shoot coming off especially made me wonder about Eucalypt. Would be good to know what you were thinking - I note your suggestion that you were unsure as well?
Actually the more I look at it, the more I like the suggestion. Veronica perfoliata should have opposite leaves (not alternate as pictured here), the leaf texture is also different and the leaves should never be crenulate (unless in very tatty specimens). Species of euc that may exhibt crenulate juvenile leaves in our include E.nortonii, E.cinerea, E.goniocalyx & E.bridgesiana. Of those 4, the only one you'd expect to see around here would be E.nortonii, which has a mix of opposite and alternate juvenile foliage. However, the juvenile foliage should be glaucous if E.nortonii, which does complicate things.
Yes I think you're probably on the right track - it didn't look right for Veronica perfoliata when I saw it. I can see this being E. nortonii here - suits it more than E. dives. I do agree with your points here, in regards to leaf shape/texture and positioning. Not 100% convinced still but I do think it seems more plausible than Veronica here
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