Melaleuca elliptica

Granite bottlebrush
Melealuca elliptica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. elliptica
Binomial name
Melaleuca elliptica
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca nummularia Turcz.
  • Myrtoleucodendron ellipticum (Labill.) Kuntze
Habit west of Esperance.
Leaves and fruit
Bark

Melaleuca elliptica, commonly known as the granite bottlebrush is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. The Noongar name for the plant is gnow.[2] It is commonly grown in gardens because of its neat foliage and showy, bright red flower spikes although it needs to be pruned regularly to avoid becoming woody and untidy-looking. In nature, it usually grows in the shrub layer in mallee woodland or heath.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca elliptica". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.