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PLANT FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Bracelet Honey-myrtle
Other Names
Bracelet Lace Myrtle, Giant Honey-myrtle, Honey Myrtle, Paperbark
Description
The Bracelet Honey-myrtle is a large shrub or small tree growing to 8 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow about 1 cm to 2 cm long and about 1 or 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in summer. The flowers are white or cream and produced in spikes up to 5 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 5 mm in diameter.
Habitat
coastal heathland, coastal ranges
Distribution
The Bracelet Honey-myrtle is found in Victoria, eastern New South Wales and northern Tasmania. It is naturalised in the south east of South Australia and the south west of Western Australia
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 3 - 8
Spread (m): 3 - 5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 450
Flower Colour: cream
Flower Season: spring
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Melaleuca | | Species: | armillaris | | Common Name: | Bracelet Honey-myrtle |
Relatives in same Genus
Melaleuca acuminata
Melaleuca adnata
Melaleuca alternifolia
Melaleuca argentea
Melaleuca aspalathoides
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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.jpg "Melaleuca armillaris")