Australian Native Plants

  Melaleuca carrii


Melaleuca carrii photo
Melaleuca carrii leaves, flowers and fruits

Photograph by Geoff Derrin. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Melaleuca carrii photo
Melaleuca carrii growing 90 km west of Esperance

Photograph by Geoff Derrin. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Melaleuca carrii in Australia

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


Description
Melaleuca carrii is a small shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are narrow and sharp pointed and grow 7 mm to 27 mm long and about 1 mm wide. Flowers are produced mainly in spring. The flowers are pink to purple and produced in round pom-pom heads about 18 mm in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 3 mm long.

Habitat
heath, shrub, woodland, near swampy areas

Distribution
Melaleuca carrii is found in the south west of Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m


Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
Species:carrii


Relatives in same Genus
  Melaleuca acuminata
  Melaleuca adnata
  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 coccinea
  Melaleuca concreta
  Melaleuca conothamnoides
  Melaleuca cordata
  Melaleuca cucullata
  Melaleuca decussata
  see A-Z list for more ...