Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.

A tall shrub or tree. It grows 2-9 m tall. The bark is pale and papery. The leaves are small and narrow. They are alternate and crowded along the stems. They are 8-15 mm long by 1 mm wide. The flowers are in short spikes 2 cm long. The stamens are white. The fruit are rounded capsules 3-4 mm across.

It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet coastal lagoons and swamps. Arboretum Tasmania.

The flowers are soaked in water to make a drink from the nectar.