Myrtaceae
Bottlebrush teatree
Melaleuca squarrosa
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Melaleuca
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Common names
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- English
- Bottlebrush teatree
Synonyms
- Melaleuca caja-putti DC.
- Melaleuca myrtifolia Vent.
- Melaleuca squarrosa var. glabrata Miq.
- Myrtoleucodendron squarrosum (Donn ex Sm.) Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.