Scientific Name: Melaleuca linariifolia

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  • Pronunciation:
    mel-ah-LEW-cah
  • Common Name:
    Flax-leaved Paperbark, Snow in Summer
  • 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:
    Tree , shrub
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, summer.
  • Fruit:
    Capsule 2.5-3.5 mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland
  • Species List:
    Plants for Coastal Gardens, Hedges, Bush food, Bush medicine, NLTalks2010,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Source of essential oil

Bush food: Flowers sucked for nectar or dunked in water for a sweet drink

Honey Production: dark amber , honey source minor, pollen source medium.

Identification Notes

Leaves: 1-3 cm, 3 veined.||Flowers: many-flowered spikes up to 3.5 cm long, staminal claws more than 4 mm long.||

Landscaping Notes

Bushy tree for average to moist soils. Windbreak or specimen tree.||Useful screen.||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||