Melaleuca protrusa

Melaleuca protrusa is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with papery bark, narrow leaves with a hooked end and cream-coloured or yellow flowers. Although it was described as late as 2010, it is not considered a rare or endangered species. It resembles other members of the brushwood group such as M. uncinata, M. atroviridis and M. zeteticorum.

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Melaleuca protrusa is a shrub growing to a height of 4 m (10 ft) with papery bark at the base of the main stem and glabrous branchlets. The leaves are arranged alternately, 40–90 mm (2–4 in) long, 0.9–1.5 mm (0.04–0.06 in) wide, linear in shape, elliptic in cross section and with a short, bent hook on the end. The flowers are cream to yellow and are arranged in heads at the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering and sometimes on the sides of branches. The heads are 7–11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) in diameter and contain 10 to 16 groups of flowers in threes. The petals are 0.8–1.8 mm (0.03–0.07 in) long and fall off soon after the flower opens. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flowers and each bundle contains 3 to 5 stamens. Flowering occurs in spring and is followed by fruit which are 2–3 mm (0.08–0.1 in) long in roughly spherical clusters around the stem with each fruit protruding somewhat from the cluster.