Melaleuca squarrosa
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| Scented Paperbark | |
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| Melaleuca squarrosa at Langwarrin, Victoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. squarrosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm., 1802[1] | |
Melaleuca squarrosa, the Scented Paperbark, is a plant native to south-eastern Australia. It is a summer-flowering shrub growing to about 5 m in height, occasionally a small tree up to 12 m, with papery bark.
Distribution
The Scented Paperbark is found in heath and in dry sclerophyll forest in damp, often waterlogged, places; in coastal districts and their adjacent ranges, from Sydney southwards to Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.[2][3]
References
Notes
Sources
- Donn, J. ex Smith, J.E. (1802). "[tax. Nov.]". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 6: 300.
- "Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm.". New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- "Melaleuca squarrosa scrub SMR". Tasveg. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
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