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Broad-leaved paperbark
Broad-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Oceania
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Uncommon

About

This tree grows in swampy wetlands and features a thick, layered, papery trunk. Its bark peels away in thin sheets to protect the living wood from intense wildfires.

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 quinquenervia