Melaleuca parvistaminea

Rough-barked Honey-myrtle

Dense or open upright shrub or small tree. Rough scaly bark.

Additional information

• FamilyMyrtaceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• Size2-4 m x 3-5 m
• Plant groupingTrees 3-25 m
• LeavesRough narrow leaves, either scattered or rings of 3, 4-11 mm x c. 1 mm, tip blunt. Protruding oil glands on lower surface.
• Flower colourCream
• Flowering timeOctober to December
• FlowersCovered in short dense terminal spikes to 10-25 mm x 1 cm. Small woody capsule.
• Bird attractingGeneral - food and habitat
• Butterfly attractingNectar for butterflies
• Frog habitatYes
• Growing conditionsMoist poorly drained shallow infertile soil in riparian woodland. Full sun, semi shade.
• Garden useProvide a screen or thicket in moist areas and along watercourses.
• Commercially availableUnlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
• Aboriginal Use Oil from leaves - medicine, stem and root - clubs, nectar - drink.
• Related speciesDistinguish from Melaleuca ericifolia which suckers to form large thickets, has flaky bark, shorter but slightly wider flower spikes and indistinct oil glands on the leaves.

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