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Melaleuca huegelii

 
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Melaleuca huegelii - honey myrtle, Chenille honey myrtle
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Common name: honey myrtle, Chenille honey myrtle
Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Distribution: Australia (Western)
Habitat: Shrubland
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Life form: Evergreen tree • Coeden bythwyrdd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Melaleuca (me-luh-LOO-kuh): From Greek melas- (black) and -leukos (white), often have black trunks and white branches of some species or the colour of the bark.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: huegelii (hew-GEL-ee-eye): Named after Charles von Hügel (born Carl Alexander Anselm Baron von Hügel; (1795–1870), an Austrian noble, army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer.
Description: An upright tree or large shrub with fine green foliage and white bottlebrush flowers during Spring and Summer.
Links: Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) • Australian Plant Society

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