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habit (Photo: Jackie Miles and Max Campbell)

habit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

stems and older leaves (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

close-up of leaves (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

flower buds (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

flowers and clusters of mature fruit (Photo: Jackie Miles and Max Campbell)

close-up of older stem and mature fruit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

Melaleuca hypericifolia

Scientific Name

Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Synonyms

Cajuputi hypericifolia (Salisb.) Skeels
Metrosideros hypericifolia Salisb.
Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze

Family

Myrtaceae

Common Names

hillock bush, hillock honey myrtle, honey myrtle, red flowered honey myrtle, red flowered paperbark, red honey myrtle, red honey-myrtle, red-flowering paperbark, tea tree

Origin

Native to the coastal and sub-coastal regions of south-eastern New South Wales, from Sydney south to the Bermagui district.

Naturalised Distribution

Naturalised in south-eastern South Australia and the coastal districts of southern Victoria.

Notes

Red honey-myrtle (Melaleuca hypericifolia) is regarded as a serious environmental weed in Victoria.