Melaleuca filifolia

Wiry honey-myrtle
Melaleuca filifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. filifolia
Binomial name
Melaleuca filifolia
Synonyms
  • Melaleuca nematophylla F.Muell.
  • Myrtoleucodendron filifolium (F.Muell.) Kuntze

Melaleuca filifolia, commonly called wiry honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a woody, twiggy shrub with needle-shaped leaves, greenish flower buds, pink "pom-pom" flower heads and spherical clusters of fruits.