Australian Native Plants

  Melaleuca diosmatifolia (Rosy Paperbark)


Melaleuca diosmatifolia photo
Melaleuca diosmatifolia flowers

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ROSY PAPERBARK FACTS

distribution map showing range of Melaleuca diosmatifolia in Australia

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


Common Name
Rosy Paperbark

Other Names
Pink Honey-Myrtle, Rosy Honey-myrtle

Description
The Rosy Paperbark is a shrub growing to about 2 m tall. The leaves are small and pointed and grow 4 mm to 14 mm long and 0.5 mm to 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer, mainly from November to December. The flowers are pink to purple and produced in spikes about 4 cm long and 2 cm diameter. The fruit capsules are about 3 mm long.

Habitat
woodland, open forest

Distribution
The Rosy Paperbark is found in eastern New South Wales and south east Queensland.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 2m
Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
Species:diosmatifolia
Common Name:Rosy Paperbark


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  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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