Family: Myrtaceae
Plant: An erect shrub up to 2m with corky bark.
Flowers: Pink to purple 2cm diameter flower heads with numerous stamens. The flowers are borne in ovoid terminal clusters
Flowering: August-November.
Fruit: Capsule 5-7mm diameter crowded into cylindrical clusters surrounding the stems.
Leaves: Lanceolate 5-12mm long and 1-3mm wide, erect, alternate and crowded up the stems. The leaves are rigid with up-curved margins and oil dots.
Habitat: On damp coastal heathland.
Features: Pink to purple clusters of fluffy flowers. Rigid leaves held upwards. Woody capsules on stems.
Name:
Melaleuca From Greek melas = black and leucos = white (referring to its black wood and white branches)
squamea From Latin = scaly (referring to its leaves)
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Globular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Pink, Purple |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
8, 9, 10, 11 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
Woody, Hard |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate, Crowded |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Tapered-tip, Oil |
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dots/Glands |
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Bark |
Scaly/Corky |
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Habitat |
Heathland |
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