This native tree
is commonly known as
flax-leaved paperbark.
Melaleuca linariifolia
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Myrtaceae
family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Uncommon in the Fraser Coast region with no official records. Reported in the Bauple Forest, Tuan Forest, Tinana Creek and Tinnanbar area which is the likely northern limit. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 8 Fraser Coast localities: Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest, Maryborough, Bauple Forest, Owanyilla, Point Vernon, Dunmora, Burrum Heads.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
