OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 1 taxon in the family Myrtaceae, Myrtle family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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Common Name: Paperbark Tree, Melaleuca, Punktree, Cajeput Tree

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Melaleuca quinquenervia   FAMILY: Myrtaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Melaleuca quinquenervia   FAMILY: Myrtaceae

 

Habitat: Wetlands, disturbed areas

Non-native: Australia

 


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"Look at the twigs of half a dozen kinds of trees, and find the little raised dots on the smooth surface. They usually vary in color from the bark. These are lenticels, or breathing pores ... porous, corky tissue that filters the air as it comes in." — Julia E. Rogers, Trees Worth Knowing