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Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.
River Teatree

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 1:15 (1858)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or shrub, 1-6(-10.5) m high. Fl. white/white-cream, May to Nov or Jan. Alluvium. Along small watercourses.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 January 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Mitchell, Pentecost, Purnululu, Roebourne, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.