Melaleuca parvistaminea

Rough-barked Honey-myrtle

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

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.