Melaleuca aspalathoides | |
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Near Mundaring | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Melaleuca |
Species: | M. aspalathoides
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Binomial name | |
Melaleuca aspalathoides | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Myrtoleucodendron aspalathodes (Schauer) Kuntze |
Melaleuca aspalathoides is a small shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with soft, grey foliage and distinctive calyx lobes around each of its magenta-coloured flowers.