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PLANT FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Slender Honey-myrtle
Other Names
Small-Leaved Honey-myrtle
Description
The Slender Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are small, egg-shaped and grow 2 mm to 7 mm long and 2 mm to 4 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer from November to December. The flowers are purple or mauve and produced in spikes about 15 mm long. The fruit capsules are about 5 mm in diameter.
Habitat
heath, scrub in swampy areas
Distribution
Slender Honey-myrtle is found in south east of South Australia, southern Victoria, northern and eastern and Tasmania and Bass Strait islands.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 3
Spread (m): 2 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 400
Flower Colour: purple
Flower Season: summer
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Melaleuca | | Species: | gibbosa | | Common Name: | Slender Honey-myrtle |
Relatives in same Genus
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Melaleuca adnata
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Melaleuca argentea
Melaleuca armillaris
Melaleuca aspalathoides
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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
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