About Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell.
Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell. is a dense shrub that grows up to 2 meters (7 feet) high, and often spreads to 3 meters (10 feet) wide. It has rough, flaky or corky bark. Its leaves are arranged in alternating decussate pairs, are 8–15 mm (0.3–0.6 in) long, 1–2 mm (0.04–0.08 in) wide, and taper to a point. Flowers grow on older wood in clusters up to 10 cm (4 in) long and 25 mm (1 in) in diameter, and range in color from pale to dark pink or lilac. The stamens are arranged in bundles of five around each flower, with 6 to 15 stamens in each bundle. The petals are brown, measure 2.8–3.3 mm (0.11–0.13 in), and are deciduous. Flowering occurs from October to December, with most blooms appearing in the first weeks of November. The fruit that develops after flowering are woody capsules 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.14 in) long, have a scaly texture, and retain sepals that remain as teeth on the fruit surface. This melaleuca is distributed from the south-east corner of South Australia to western and central Victoria. It grows in seasonally flooded, poorly drained soils in open scrubland, eucalypt forest and mallee heath.
