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MALLEE HONEY-MYRTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Mallee Honey-myrtle
Other Names
Short-leaf Honey-myrtle
Description
The Mallee Honey-myrtle is a shrub (or sometimes a tree) growing 4 m tall. The leaves are small and narrow and grow 3 mm to 7 mm long, 1 mm to 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and early summer from September to December. The flowers are white to creamy yellow and produced in spike-like clusters. The fruit capsules are about 4 mm in diameter.
Habitat
heathland , shrubland, around swamps, lakes , streams
Distribution
The Mallee Honey-myrtle is found in western Victoria, south east of South Australia and the south west of Western Australia
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 4
Spread (m): 2 - 4
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 400
Flower Colour: white
Flower Season: spring, summer
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Melaleuca | | Species: | brevifolia | | Common Name: | Mallee Honey-myrtle |
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Melaleuca adnata
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Melaleuca barlowii
Melaleuca blaeriifolia
Melaleuca bracteata
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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