Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Scientific name Melichrus urceolatus | Order Ericales Genus Melichrus Rank Species | |
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Similar Melichrus, Brachyloma daphnoides, Lissanthe strigosa, Hibbertia obtusifolia, Lissanthe | ||
Melichrus urceolatus, commonly known as urn heath or honey-gland heath, is a species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species is native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. It is an erect shrub that grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height. The white, cream or yellow-green flowers, are clustered toward the branch bases and appear between March and November in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
Associated tree species in Victoria include Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, E. microcarpa and E.polyanthemos.
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