Melaleuca pungens

Melaleuca pungens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. pungens
Binomial name
Melaleuca pungens
Synonyms
  • Melaleuca pungens var. obtusifolia Benth.
  • Myrtoleucodendron pungens (Schauer) Kuntze

Melaleuca pungens is a shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is very prickly, with a large number of spherical, yellow flower heads.