Australian Native Plants

  Melaleuca adnata (Sandhill Honey-myrtle)


Melaleuca adnata photo
Melaleuca adnata flowers

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Melaleuca adnata photo
Melaleuca adnata foliage and fruit

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Melaleuca adnata photo
Melaleuca adnata habit

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PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Melaleuca adnata in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Sandhill Honey-myrtle

Other Names
Hummock Honey-myrtle

Description
The Sandhill Honey-myrtle is an upright or spreading shrub growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow 5 cm to 12 cm long and up to 4 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter, spring and summer from July to January. The flowers are white or cream and produced in spikes about 15 mm in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 3 mm in diameter.

Habitat
sandplains, mallee

Distribution
Sandhill Honey-myrtle is found in inland parts of the south west area of Western Australia,

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 5m


Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
Species:adnata
Common Name:Sandhill Honey-myrtle


Relatives in same Genus
  Melaleuca acuminata
  Melaleuca alternifolia
  Melaleuca argentea
  Melaleuca armillaris
  Melaleuca aspalathoides
  Melaleuca barlowii
  Melaleuca blaeriifolia
  Melaleuca bracteata
  Melaleuca brevifolia
  Melaleuca bromelioides
  Melaleuca calothamnoides
  Melaleuca calycina
  Melaleuca campanae
  Melaleuca cardiophylla
  Melaleuca carrii
  Melaleuca coccinea
  Melaleuca concreta
  Melaleuca conothamnoides
  Melaleuca cordata
  Melaleuca cucullata
  Melaleuca decussata
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