Limestone honey-myrtle | |
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Melaleuca quadrifaria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Melaleuca |
Species: | M. quadrifaria
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Binomial name | |
Melaleuca quadrifaria | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Myrtoleucodendron quadrifarium (F.Muell.) Kuntze |
Melaleuca quadrifaria, commonly known as limestone honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is native to the south of Western Australia. It is distinguished by the small size and arrangement of its leaves combined with its small spikes of white or cream flowers.