Melaleuca huegelii   Chenille Honey Myrtle Endemic

Melaleuca huegelii whole Melaleuca huegelii flower

Chenille (French for caterpillar) fabric is short lengths of yarn attached to a core thread and this plant is presumably named because the flowers are similar to a Chenille fabricated material. The columns of dense flowers attract both insects and birds making it an popular garden plant.

M. huegelii is unaffected by salt spray and so colonises coastal scrub which is where this shrub was found.

Melaleuca huegelii

Melaleuca huegelii Chenille Honey Myrtle

>Roadside verge of sealed road to Pinnacles nr Cervantes, Australia 10th September 2007

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Melaleuca huegelii Chenille Honey Myrtle

Roadside verge of sealed road to Pinnacles nr Cervantes, Australia 10th September 2007

Added on 25th October 2007, updated 21st December 2010, updated 3rd November 2016

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