Australian Native Plants

  Melaleuca tamariscina (Bush-house Paperbark)


Melaleuca tamariscina photo
Melaleuca tamariscina flowers

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Melaleuca tamariscina photo
Melaleuca tamariscina foliage

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Melaleuca tamariscina photo
Melaleuca tamariscina habit

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PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Melaleuca tamariscina in Australia

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


Common Name
Bush-house Paperbark

Other Names
Tamarix Honey-myrtle

Description
The Bush-house Paperbark is a weeping shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall. The bark is grey and papery. The small leaves are scale-like, clasped to the branches, and grow 1 mm to 4 mm long and about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer from November to January. The flowers are mauve or cream and produced in spikes about 3 cm long. The fruit capsules are about 3 mm long.

Habitat
inland boggy areas and ridges

Distribution
Bush-house Paperbark is found on the Great Dividing Range in central Queensland,

Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 5m


Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
Species:tamariscina
Common Name:Bush-house Paperbark


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 carrii
  Melaleuca coccinea
  Melaleuca concreta
  Melaleuca conothamnoides
  Melaleuca cordata
  Melaleuca cucullata
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