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Melaleuca nodosa

Pricklyleaf Paperbark

Myrtaceae

Description:

Shrub or small tree with layered papery bark and pointed, drooping leaves. Masses of creamy-yellow flowers appear in spring and summer.

Special Features:

  • Hardy and frost tolerant

  • Excellent pollen source for bees

  • Salt spray tolerant

  • Can be used for screening or hedging

Natural Habitat:

Wet Heath, Wet Eucalypt Forest

Aspect:

Full Sun

Soil/Conditions:

Adaptable

Tree/Shrub Height:

Shrub or tree to 7m - Spread 2.5m

Attracts:

Nectar feeding Bird

Flower Colour:

Cream, White, Yellow

Melaleuca nodosa - Pricklyleaf Paperbark

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Regional ecosystem:

12.2.7, 12.2.10, 12.3.11, 12.5.9, 12.9-10.10, 12.9-10.22, 12.2.6, 12.2.9, 12.2.12, 12.3.5, 12.3.5a, 12.5.4, 12.5.11, 12.11.5a, 12.11.5j

Link to Regional Ecosystem description QLD Gov:

https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/list/?landzone=&description=Melaleuca+nodosa&class=&biodiversity=&submit=Search

https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/re-technical-descriptions/resource/1771f391-44b9-4d25-8315-f92033610a9b

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