Slender Honey-Myrtle

Melaleuca gibbosa

Plant Life Introduced IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

This is a dense bushy shrub with egg-shapped leaves that are sessile and arranged in crowded, alternating, opposite pairs along the stem. The flowers are mauve in colour forming dense cylindrical spikes about 15 mm long, containing up to about ten pairs of flowers.

Size

Can grow to around 2 metres

Habitat

It grows in heath in swampy areas and in scrub from sea level to approximately 1,500 m

Distribution

Southern Australia, From SA Through Victoria and Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Slender Honey-Myrtle
Scientific name: Melaleuca gibbosa Labill.
Family: Myrtaceae
Category: Plant Life › Shrubs & Trees
Origin: Introduced
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Also Known As

small-leaved honey-myrtle

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