Family: Myrtaceae

Melaleuca densa (honey-myrtle, dense paperbark) is a shrub native to Western Australia. It is an ornamental plant grown in parks and gardens. It is also used in aromatherapy, to make tea and as a natural insect repellent. It is naturalized and potentially an environmental weed in Victoria, Australia, which is outside its natural range of Western Australia.  There are some concerns about this species due to other species in this genus being invasive. However, a lack of information about this species may reduce the accuracy of this assessment.

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