- Pronunciation: mel-ah-LEW-cah na-DOSE-ah
- Common Name: prickly leaved paperbark
- Derivation: Melaleuca: Gr. melanos, black. Gr. leucos, white. The first Species described is said to have had white branches against a black (burnt) Trunk.
- Type: Shrub
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: 7 metres
- Flowers: white, cream, yellow spring dense heads
- Fruit: Capsule dense Head
- Vegetation Type: Wet Heath, Dry Heath
- Species List: W1, Bush food, Peregian Boardwalk, Mooloolaba TAFE, Pindari Steiner School, Fraser Island, NNS, BHNR, Arthur Harrold NR, Regional Ecosystem 12.9-10.22.
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential: Honey Production: dark amber , honey source minor, Pollen source medium. Bush food: Flowers sucked for Nectar or dunked in Water for a sweet drink
Identification Notes
Bark layered and papery
Fruit: dense Capsule.
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Compact Shrub for average soil and a sunny site. Useful for protected seaside planting.
Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.
Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.
Prickly hedge or screen.
Associated Fauna
Ground Parrot habit.
