Melaleuca alternifolia
Species
Also called tea tree
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourceReady whenfruit color, size
“The seeds are sometimes retained in the fruit for many years” — Melaleuca - Wikipedia
Pestsvaries by species
“The common name "tea tree" has been applied to species in the genera Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Kunzea, and Baeckea” — Melaleuca - Wikipedia
Diseasesvaries by species
“The first known description of a Melaleuca species was written by Rumphius in 1741” — Melaleuca - Wikipedia
Who grows this
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1 cultivar
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Melaleuca alternifolia
- Fact sheet: 1 source page, read and quoted by the OmniGrow Librarian