- Melaleuca elliptica
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Granite Bottlebrush 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: M. elliptica Binomial name Melaleuca elliptica
Labill.[1]Synonyms Myrtoleucodendron ellipticum (Labill.) Kuntze Melaleuca nummularia Turcz.
Melaleuca elliptica (Granite Bottlebush) is a shrub which is endemic to the south of Western Australia. Its red flowers appear from September to January (early spring to mid summer) in its native range.[2]
It usually grows to between 1 and 4 metres in height and occurs near granite rocks.[2]
The species was first formally described by botanist Jacques Labillardière in 1806 in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.
References
- ^ "Melaleuca elliptica". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=35796.
- ^ a b "Melaleuca elliptica". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5909.
Categories:- Melaleuca
- Rosids of Western Australia
- Myrtales of Australia
- Plants described in 1806
- Myrtaceae stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
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