Melaleuca ryeae

Melaleuca ryeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. ryeae
Binomial name
Melaleuca ryeae

Melaleuca ryeae is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south west of Western Australia. It is a small shrub, closely resembling Melaleuca amydra with its small leaves and profuse heads of pink to purple flowers but M.amydra has narrower leaves (1.5–2 mm (0.06–0.08 in)) and does not have spherical clusters of fruits.

Fruit
Habit near Arrowsmith
  1. ^ "Melaleuca ryeae". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2021.