Australian Native Plants

  Melaleuca blaeriifolia


Melaleuca blaeriifolia photo
Melaleuca blaeriifolia at Cape Riche dam - foliage and flowers

Photograph by Geoff Derrin. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Melaleuca blaeriifolia photo
Melaleuca blaeriifolia at Cape Riche dam - habit

Photograph by Geoff Derrin. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Melaleuca blaeriifolia in Australia

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


Description
Melaleuca blaeriifolia is a dense shrub growing 1 m to 2 m tall. The leaves are small and oval or triangular and grow 2 mm to 6 mm long and about 1 mm to 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in late winter and spring from August to November. The flowers are yellowish green and produced in cylindrical or spherical flowerheads. The fruit capsules are about 6 mm in diameter.

Habitat
rocky outcrops and slopes

Distribution
found in the Albany region of south west of Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.6m - 2m


Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
Species:blaeriifolia


Relatives in same Genus
  Melaleuca acuminata
  Melaleuca adnata
  Melaleuca alternifolia
  Melaleuca argentea
  Melaleuca armillaris
  Melaleuca aspalathoides
  Melaleuca barlowii
  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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