| Common Name: | Swamp Paperbark |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Size: | 4-9m x 2-6m |
| Description: | Dense or open upright suckering shrub or small tree. Papery bark. |
| Leaves: | Small narrow leaves, either singly or rings of 3, 7-19mm x c. 1mm, tip blunt. Glands indistinct on lower surface. |
| Flowering: | Plant covered in short terminal flower spikes to 17mm long and more than 1cm wide. Small woody capsule. |
| Flower Colour: | Cream |
| Flowering Time: | October to November |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to wet swampy conditions, forming thickets. Frost tolerant. Full sun to semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | Forms a dense copse in moist to wet areas. Can be restricted in size and spread when planted in drier areas. Screening plant. Prolific flowerer. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 12, 22, 30, 33, 34, 41, 43 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | Paper bark - paintings, wrapping for babies, blankets, bandages, roofing; oil from leaves - medicine, stem and root - clubs, nectar - drink. |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | General - food and habitat |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Nectar for butterflies |
| Frog Habitat: | Yes |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |