This native shrub
is commonly known as
wallum bottlebrush.
Melaleuca pachyphylla
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Myrtaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
K'gari (Fraser Island) appears to be the northern limit of the species. Australian Plant Census accepted name is Callistemon pachyphyllus. Red form reported at Burrum Coast and Tuan Forest. In the Fraser Coast region the cream flower form is the most common however both red and cream forms can be found together. Green flower forms are also present in some areas.
Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 14 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, Walliebum, Pacific Haven, Booral, Walligan, Poona, Teddington, Tuan Forest, Talegalla Weir, Tinnanbar, Eli Waters, Boonooroo Plains, Granville, Dunmora.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
