Melaleuca suberosa

Corky honeymyrtle
Melaleuca suberosa in the Cape Le Grand National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. suberosa
Binomial name
Melaleuca suberosa
Synonyms
  • Calothamnus suberosus Schauer
  • Melaleuca angulata Turcz.
  • Melaleuca exarata F.Muell.
  • Myrtoleucodendron exaratum (F.Muell.) Kuntze

Melaleuca suberosa, commonly known as cork-bark honey-myrtle or corky honeymyrtle, is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a distinctive shrub, recognised by its tiny, crowded leaves, corky bark and pink flowers that appear along lengths of leafless parts of the branches.