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Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Schauer
Swamp Paperbark

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:143 (1844)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or shrub, 0.2-10 m high. Fl. white-cream, Jul or Sep to Dec or Jan. White or grey sand, clay soils, limestone. Saltmarshes, swamps, along watercourses.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 January 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Belmont, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Corrigin, Cottesloe, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Katanning, Kojonup, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Merredin, Moora, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Woodanilling, York.