Melaleuca squamea

Swamp Honey-myrtle
In flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Melaleuca
Species:	M. squamea
Binomial name
Melaleuca squamea Labill.

Melaleuca squamea, known as the Swamp Honey-myrtle is a common Australian plant found in swampy coastal areas, usually in heathland. A shrub to 3 metres high with corky bark, and crowded woody oval shaped fruit, 5 to 7 mm in diameter.^[1] Leaves are 5 to 12 mm long, and 1 to 3 mm wide, with between three and five longitudinal veins. This plant is often noticed in spring, with attractive purple or pink flowers.

References

1. ^ "Melaleuca squamea". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Melaleuca~squamea. Retrieved 21 September 2010.