Stats

Lifespan

20-50 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Eastern Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Rare

About

This tree grows in the wetlands and forests of eastern Australia. It sheds its papery white bark in thin, translucent layers that peel away from the trunk.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Melaleuca

Species

Melaleuca linariifolia