Family: Myrtaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows in temperate to Mediterranean climates
- Naturalized, and potentially an environmental weed in Victoria, Australia (outside its natural range of Western Australia)
- Other Melaleuca species are invasive
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by wind, water and intentionally by people
- Gaps in biological and ecological information may reduce accuracy of assessment
Low Risk Traits:
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Herbicides may provide effective control