Melaleuca virens

Botanical Name: Melaleuca virens
Common Name: Prickly bottlebrush
Family: Myrtaceae
Size: 0.5-2m H x 0.5-1m W
Flowering Time: Spring
Habitat/distribution: Locally common in wet places in mountain areas.
Where to See: Thumbs Creek, Prosser Valley near Orford; Snug Tiers near Margate; Bellettes Creek Tasman Peninsular; Maria Island; Freycinet Peninsular; Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair NP; Tooms Lake