Melaleuca
viminalis
(Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don ex Loudon
This native tree
is commonly known as
weeping bottlebrush.
Melaleuca viminalis
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.
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 28 Fraser Coast localities: Urangan, Takura, Point Vernon, Duckinwilla, Tiaro, Pacific Haven, Sunshine Acres, Walligan, Yengarie, Mount Urah, Yerra, Bidwill, Gigoomgan, Glenorchy, Teddington, Maryborough, Tinana, Magnolia, Talegalla Weir, Boompa, Granville, Pioneers Rest, Susan River, Gundiah, St Mary, Burrum Heads, Howard, Doongul.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH