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Melaleuca styphelioides
A small to medium tree 6-15m tall with paper bark. Leaves are stiff, twisted and sharply pointed and crowded along the stems. Flowers in mid summer in spikes with white filaments.
Found in swampy places near creeks and in wetlands. Common on the Cumberland Plain. Occurs on the NSW and Qld coasts north of the Shoalhaven River.
Spotted on Feb 21, 2012
Submitted on Feb 25, 2012
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