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Melaleuca acuminata F.Muell.

Melaleuca acuminata F.Muell.

Melaleuca acuminata F.Muell.

Melaleuca acuminata is an open Australian shrub cultivated in horticulture, found in mallee communities often in saline conditions.

Melaleuca thymoides Labill.

Melaleuca thymoides Labill.

Melaleuca thymoides Labill.

Melaleuca thymoides is a spiny Australian coastal shrub with bright yellow flowers that grows in sandy flood-prone or granite habitats.

Melaleuca glauca Domin

Melaleuca glauca Domin

Melaleuca glauca Domin

Melaleuca glauca Domin is an Australian ornamental shrub native to coastal southwestern Western Australia.

Melaleuca huegelii Endl.

Melaleuca huegelii Endl.

Melaleuca huegelii Endl.

Melaleuca huegelii is a coastal Western Australian shrub or small tree with clustered flowers and woody capsules.

Melaleuca lateritia Otto & A.Dietr.

Melaleuca lateritia Otto & A.Dietr.

Melaleuca lateritia Otto & A.Dietr.

Melaleuca lateritia, commonly robin redbreast bush, is a Western Australian erect shrub widely used in horticulture.

Callistemon pachyphyllus Cheel

Callistemon pachyphyllus Cheel

Callistemon pachyphyllus Cheel

Melaleuca pachyphylla is a shrub with spiky flowers that grows in coastal moist wallum in eastern Australia.

Melaleuca pallida (Bonpl.) Craven

Melaleuca pallida (Bonpl.) Craven

Melaleuca pallida (Bonpl.) Craven

Melaleuca pallida is an Australian hardy shrub or tree that is sometimes cultivated in horticulture.

Melaleuca preissiana Schauer

Melaleuca preissiana Schauer

Melaleuca preissiana Schauer

Melaleuca preissiana is a Western Australian melaleuca shrub or small tree with papery or hard pale bark and white to yellow flowers.

Callistemon rugulosus (Link) DC.

Callistemon rugulosus (Link) DC.

Callistemon rugulosus (Link) DC.

Melaleuca rugulosa (formerly Callistemon rugulosus) is a straggling red-flowered shrub native to southeastern South Australia and western Victoria.

Melaleuca gibbosa Labill.

Melaleuca gibbosa Labill.

Melaleuca gibbosa Labill.

Melaleuca gibbosa (slender honey-myrtle) is a hardy Australian coastal shrub grown widely in cultivation.

Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell.

Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell.

Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell.

Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell. is a dense flowering shrub found in seasonally wet areas of southeastern Australia.

Melaleuca irbyana R.T.Baker

Melaleuca irbyana R.T.Baker

Melaleuca irbyana R.T.Baker

Melaleuca irbyana is an Australian melaleuca shrub or small tree that supports a variety of native plant and animal species.

Melaleuca systena Craven

Melaleuca systena Craven

Melaleuca systena Craven

Melaleuca systena Craven is a small Australian shrub with white to creamy-yellow flowers, found on coastal sandy habitats.

Callistemon pityoides Miq.

Callistemon pityoides Miq.

Callistemon pityoides Miq.

Melaleuca pityoides (formerly Callistemon pityoides) is an Australian shrub that grows well in cold horticultural conditions.

Melaleuca sieberi Schauer

Melaleuca sieberi Schauer

Melaleuca sieberi Schauer

Melaleuca sieberi is a small papery-barked tree native to coastal eastern Australia, that flowers in spring.

Melaleuca trichostachya Lindl.

Melaleuca trichostachya Lindl.

Melaleuca trichostachya Lindl.

Melaleuca trichostachya is a small papery-barked tree native to inland eastern and northern Australia, distinguished from related species by its leaf and fruit features.

Melaleuca cheelii C.T.White

Melaleuca cheelii C.T.White

Melaleuca cheelii C.T.White

Melaleuca cheelii is an Australian melaleuca species that produces white to cream flowers and woody fruit, and can be grown in cultivation.

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

Melaleuca leucadendra is a large Australian tree with traditional uses by Aboriginal people.

Melaleuca cajuputi Powell

Melaleuca cajuputi Powell

Melaleuca cajuputi Powell

Melaleuca cajuputi Powell is a medium-to-large tree divided into three subspecies found across Australia, Asia, and Oceania.

Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Melaleuca viridiflora is an Australian tropical melaleuca with aromatic leaves and traditional uses for Aboriginal people.

Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel

Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel

Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel

Melaleuca nervosa is an Australian tree with traditional uses for bark, water, leaves, and extracted oil.

Metrosideros rugosa A.Gray

Metrosideros rugosa A.Gray

Metrosideros rugosa A.Gray

Metrosideros rugosa, or lehua papa, is an Oʻahu-endemic myrtle tree closely related to ʻōhiʻa lehua, with red flowers and compact growth.

Metrosideros albiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Metrosideros albiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Metrosideros albiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Metrosideros albiflora (large white rātā) is a white-flowered New Zealand climbing vine that is difficult to cultivate.

Metrosideros carminea W.R.B.Oliv.

Metrosideros carminea W.R.B.Oliv.

Metrosideros carminea W.R.B.Oliv.

Metrosideros carminea, or carmine rātā, is a New Zealand climbing vine with bright red spring flowers, widely cultivated in multiple cultivars.

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