Scientific Name: Melaleuca pustulata Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: warty paperbark

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Myrtaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Glabrous much-branched shrub with spreading crown.

Height (m): 1 – 5

Flowers: Yellow, few together in terminal heads about l cm in diameter.

Fruit: Woody capsule 3-4 mm long; persistent.

Municipality
Break O’DayGlamorgan-Spring BayNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationRiparian
Habitat Notes

Local near the east coast as at Oyster Bay and up to 20km inland.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Melaleuca pustulata has pustule-like protuberances on its leaves which distinguish it from Melaleuca ericifolia. Bird attracting. Susceptible to browsing by possums and wallabies.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.

Seed Storage Life

Long

Seed Treatment Notes

Keep very damp after sowing. If no growth is obvious 2 weeks after germination soluble fertilizer may be used.

Germination Time

10-30 days

Cutting & Division Information

Cuttings probably best taken in summer months – 10cm long.