Melaleuca viminea

Description

Melaleuca viminea grows to 0.5-15 m (2-50 ft) in height and has fibrous or papery bark. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, each leaf 3-20 mm (0.1-0.8 in) long and 0.6-2 millimetres (0.02-0.08 in) wide, linear to narrow oval in shape, tapering to a point. Its flowers are in heads, at or near the ends of the branches in groups, 25 mm (1 in) in diameter composed of 5 to 50 individual white or cream flowers. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle having 3 to 16 stamens. Flowers appear from July to November and are described as smelling sickly. The fruit are woody capsules, 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long.