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Melaleuca spp (Myrtaceae) not in the Student's Flora

At least two cultivated species of Melaleuca appear to have become naturalised in Tasmania (e.g. near Pipers River), M. hypericifolia and M. citrina.

Both are a large shrubs with hard, largish leaves. The flowers are red and conspicuous "bottlebrushes". The fruit are woody, sessile and persistent along the branches.

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