Melaleuca glomerata
Family: Myrtaceae
Bushy shrub with white papery bark and clusters of cream to light yellow flowers which appear in September.
Prefers situations where it will receive extra water, such as near creeklines or rivers, salt lakes, clay pans or waterholes.
Scattered across the southern Northern Territory, Pilbara and mid Western Australia coast. There are also small populations in South Australia and New South Wales.
Where to find this plant at Alice Springs Desert Park
Common throughout the Desert Rivers habitat particularly outside the walk-through aviary and in Sand Country near the salt and gypsum pans.
Source:
Moore, P., 2005. A Guide to Plants of Inland Australia, Reed New Holland, Sydney