Melaleuca squarrosa Sm.

Bottlebrush teatree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Melaleuca squarrosa world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Melaleuca squarrosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:158745-3
WFO ID wfo-0000239847
COL ID 3Z44N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrtoleucodendron squarrosum Melaleuca squarrosa Melaleuca caja-putti Melaleuca myrtifolia Melaleuca squarrosa var. glabrata