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Melaleuca cardiophylla F.Muell.
Tangling Melaleuca

Reference
Fragm. 1:225 (1859)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect to spreading shrub, (0.2-)0.4-2(-4) m high, to 3 m wide. Fl. white-cream, Aug to Dec or Jan. White, grey or brown/red sand. Limestone ridges & outcrops, sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 January 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Cape Range, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, McLarty, Perth, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Ningaloo, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Cambridge, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Coorow, Dandaragan, Exmouth, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Joondalup, Northampton, Shark Bay, Wanneroo.