Scientific Name: Melaleuca nodosa

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  • 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
  • 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.||

Associated Fauna

Ground Parrot habit.

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.||