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Showy Honey Myrtle

Melaleuca Nesophila

Description:

Flower/Bush from Western Australia

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10 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks lori.tas... I think you are right.. I deleted the last photo...

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Actually, I just looked at your photos again, The first three are probably Showy honey myrtle. The last one, with the pointed leaves, is something else.

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

I did think of that one as well, but again, the leaves are wrong. There are so many myrtles with similar flowers, you really have to pay attention to the leaves and branches. The same is true of the wattles (Acacias).

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

@lori.tas.. I have added 1 new Photo.. What do you think of this one?? http://esperancewildflowers.blogspot.com...

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

I think the leaves in your photos are too pointed to match the more rounded ones on the Showy honey myrtle. Do you have any photos showing the whole bush?

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

@lori.tas what do you think of this ID..

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

It looks like it.. but not 100 % .. I took this photo in a National Park in South Western Australia! and it looked like a native plant there..

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

It looks a lot like my Melaleuca gibbosa, but not entirely the same.

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Well, now I have seen the three pics and it rather looks like the leaves of a type of pine tree? well, then no idea for the ID ..

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Looks a lot like the flowers of the mimosa. Do the leaves contract if you touch them? I think it may be a related species or at least same family.

Christiane
Spotted by
Christiane

6450, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Jan 28, 2010
Submitted on Jul 14, 2011

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