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| Botanical Name: |
Melaleuca squarrosa
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Scented Paperbark
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| Family Name: |
MYRTACEAE
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| Genus: |
Melaleuca
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| species |
squarrosa
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| Name Derivation |
G: Gk. mela - black, leuco - white, i.e. colours of the bark; S: Lat. with recurved at the ends
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| Growth Habit: |
n/a
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| Dimensions: |
To 15 m h
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| Flower: |
Inflorescence a many flowered, usually dense terminal spike; flowers mostly in triades; petals white or tinged pink, ovate to nearly circular with short claw
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| Climate: |
n/a
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| Fruit: |
A capsule
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| Propagation: |
Seed, cuttings
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| Horticulture Use: |
Native gardens or informal hedging
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Enjoys moist conditions
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| Foliage: |
Lvs. 5-15 x 4-7mm, opposite or sub opposite, decussate, ovate to broadly ovate, acute to acuminate, almost pungent; petiole very short, about 1mm
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