Melaleuca adnata

Description

Melaleuca adnata is an erect to spreading shrub up to 6 m (20 ft) tall with papery or fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged in alternating pairs at right angles to the pairs above and below so that there are four rows of leaves along the stems. The leaves are elliptic to narrow egg-shaped, 4.3-12.5 mm (0.2-0.5 in) long, 1.4-3.8 mm (0.06-0.1 in) wide and crescent-shaped in cross-section.The petioles are attached the underside of the leaves (peltate).