Australian Native Plants

  Melaleuca concreta


Melaleuca concreta photo
Melaleuca concreta leaves and flowers

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

Melaleuca concreta photo
Melaleuca concreta fruit

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

Melaleuca concreta photo
Melaleuca concreta growing along White Peak Road near Geraldton

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




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Melaleuca concreta in Australia

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


Description
Melaleuca concreta is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are narrow with a pointed tip, and grow about 3 cm to 8 cm long and 2 mm to 4 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring, mainly in October and November. The flowers are cream, white or yellow, and produced in ball shaped flower heads. The fruit capsules are about 1 cm in diameter.

Habitat
rocky outcrops, sandplains, grows amongst various vegetation types

Distribution
Melaleuca concreta is found in south west of Western Australia from north of Perth up to near Shark Bay.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.6m - 2.5m


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


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 conothamnoides
  Melaleuca cordata
  Melaleuca cucullata
  Melaleuca decussata
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