Myrtaceae Melaleuca Wildflowers

Cajeput Tree, Paperbark

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:11:00 GMT

A familiar sight along watercourses and in swamps across northern Australia. A medium sized tree with bright silvery green foligae and a slightly weeping habit. Bottlebrush flowers range in colour from white through cream to pale green. All branches are covered with thick spongy "paper" bark that peels off in layers.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: leucadendra Main Flower Colour: Cream

Corky Honeymyrtle

Member - John and Val — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:57:00 GMT

Straggling low shrub to about 1m. Branches covered with thick ridged corky grey bark. Pinkish-mauve flowers produced directly on woody stems. Grows in sandy areas
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: suberosa Main Flower Colour: Mauve

Cross-leaf Honey-Myrtle

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:14:00 GMT

Melaleuca decussata, commonly known as Cross-leaf Honey-Myrtle or Totem Poles, is a shrub or small tree in the genus Melaleuca. It is native to South Australia and both native and naturalised in Victoria. The species grows to 4 metres in height.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: decussata Main Flower Colour: Pink

Graceful Honeymyrtle

John Baas — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:58:00 GMT

Shrub, 0.3-2.4 m high. Fl. pink-purple/white, Jul to Nov. Sandy, often gravelly soils over granite or laterite. Associated with granite rocks or watercourses.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: radula Main Flower Colour: Pink

Melaleuca

Member - John and Val — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 05:23:00 GMT

Woody shrub to 3m. Branches covered with papery bark. Leaves small and narrow.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Melaleuca parviceps

John Baas — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:26:00 GMT

Shrub, to 0.6 m high. Fl. pink, Dec. Red-brown clay-loam. Disturbed eucalypt woodland.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: parviceps Main Flower Colour: Purple

Swamp Paperbark

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:26:00 GMT

Melaleuca halmaturorum has two widely separated occurrences. In eastern Australia it is found in western Victoria and southeastern South Australia, including Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island [1]. In the south west of Western Australia it occurs mainly across the Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie regions. This species is usually a shrub or small tree to 8 m tall. It often forms thickets in swampy areas subject to waterlogging, including the fringes of salt lakes and samphire flats or near coastal dune systems. Soil types range from clays to loamy sands and are usually saline.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: halmaturorum Main Flower Colour: White