Melaleuca uncinata

Broombush
Melaleuca uncinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. uncinata
Binomial name
Melaleuca uncinata
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca nodosa var. stenostoma Domin
  • Myrtoleucodendron uncinatum (R.Br.) Kuntze

Melaleuca uncinata, commonly known as broombush, broom honeymyrtle or brushwood, is a plant in the paperbark family native to southern Australia. It is harvested from the wild, and grown in plantations, for broombush fencing. The Noongar names for the plant are kwytyat and yilbarra.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca uncinata". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.