Melaleuca nodosa

Prickly-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca nodosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. nodosa
Binomial name
Melaleuca nodosa
Synonyms
List
    • Callistemon juniperinus (Rchb. ex Spreng.) Heynh.
    • Melaleuca juniperina (Rchb. ex Spreng.) Sieber ex Rchb.
    • Melaleuca juniperoides DC.
    • Melaleuca nodosa var. tenuifolia (DC.) Cheel ex A.R.Penfold
    • Melaleuca tenuifolia DC.
    • Metrosideros gracilis K.D.Koenig & Sims
    • Metrosideros juniperina Rchb. ex Spreng.
    • Metrosideros juniperoides Rchb. ex DC.
    • Metrosideros nodosa Sol. ex Gaertn.
    • Metrosideros pungens Rchb.
    • Myrtoleucodendron nodosum (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Kuntze

Melaleuca nodosa, commonly known as the prickly-leaved paperbark, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with narrow, sometimes needle-like leaves and profuse heads of yellow flowers as early as April or as late as January.