Melaleuca calcicola

Melaleuca calcicola is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It was formerly known as a subspecies of Melaleuca apodocephala but was reassessed in 2010 and raised to species status. Its branches are corky, the leaves pointed although not prickly and the flowers are creamy white, tipped with yellow.

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Melaleuca calcicola is a shrub growing to about 4 m (10 ft) tall with corky branches that are glabrous when mature. Its leaves are arranged alternately, 4–11.5 mm (0.2–0.5 in) long and 0.7–1.7 mm (0.03–0.07 in) wide, linear to narrow egg-shaped and slightly fleshy. The ends are pointed although not prickly. The flowers are white to creamy white with the tips of the stamens a contrasting yellow. The flowers are arranged in heads on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering and also on the sides of the branches. Each head contains up to 15 individual flowers and is up to 12 mm (0.47 in) in diameter. The petals are 1.2–2.3 mm (0.05–0.09 in) long and fall off as the flowers mature. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flowers and there are 12 to 23 stamens per bundle. The flowering period is mainly in November and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules 3–5.5 millimetres (0.1–0.2 in) long with teeth around the edges and in clusters along the branches.