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Showy Honey-Myrtle - Melaleuca nesophila  Australia,Eamw flora,Geotagged,Melaleuca nesophila,Showy honey-myrtle,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Used as an ornamental plant in most Australian states. Posted one year ago
    1. I can see why! Posted one year ago

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"Melaleuca nesophila" is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to an area near Albany in Western Australia. The Noongar name for the plant is mindiyet. Hardy and adaptable, with a dense crown of leaves and prolific heads of pink or purple flowers in late spring and summer, it is one of the most commonly cultivated melaleuca shrubs.

Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Aug 26, 2024. Captured Dec 15, 2023 17:09 in 8A Jagger Rd, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO800
  • 117mm