Melaleuca trichophylla

Melaleuca trichophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Melaleuca
Species:	M. trichophylla
Binomial name
Melaleuca trichophylla Lindl.
Synonyms
Myrtoleucodendron trichophyllum (Lindl.) Kuntze Melaleuca eremaea F.Muell.

Melaleuca trichophylla is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Its pink or purple flowers appear from August to December (late winter to early summer) in its native range.

It usually grows to between 0.15 and 1 metre in height and occurs on sandplains and hillsides.

The species was first formally described by botanist John Lindley in 1839 in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.

References

• "Melaleuca trichophylla Endl.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=58643. 
• "Melaleuca trichophylla". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5983.