Australian Native Plants

  Melaleuca aspalathoides


Melaleuca aspalathoides photo
Melaleuca aspalathoides growing near Mundaring

Photograph by Jean and Fred, Perth. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Melaleuca aspalathoides in Australia

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


Description
Melaleuca aspalathoides is a small shrub growing to about 60 cm tall. The grey leaves are narrow cylindrical, growing about 1 cm to 2.5 cm long. The plant flowers in late spring and summer. The flowers are magenta pink. The fruit capsules are about 5 mm in diameter.

Habitat
gravelly ridges

Distribution
south west of Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 0.8m
Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
Species:aspalathoides


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  Melaleuca acuminata
  Melaleuca adnata
  Melaleuca alternifolia
  Melaleuca argentea
  Melaleuca armillaris
  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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