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Learn about melaleuca, an invasive, exotic nuisance plant in South Florida that outcompetes native vegetation, poses fire and wind hazards, and harbors pests. Find out why melaleuca mulch is environmentally friendly and how to avoid allergies from its pollen.
Melaleuca is a large evergreen tree native to Australia and Malaysia that has invaded South Florida and displaced native vegetation. Learn how to identify, manage and prevent melaleuca from spreading in wetland and upland habitats.
Melaleuca is a highly invasive tree choking the Everglades and other areas of South Florida. Learn how to identify, control, and prevent this exotic plant from UF/IFAS experts.
Melaleuca (/ ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ lj uː k ə /) is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles, bottlebrushes or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of Leptospermum).
Melaleuca is a native of Australia, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and Indonesia. It likes wet habitats — in South Florida, that means wet pine flatwoods, depressions, swamps and rock ridge pinewoods in Miami-Dade County.
Learn about melaleuca, a non-native tree that threatens wetlands, wildlife and waterways in Florida. Find out how USDA ARS and partners are working on an area-wide project to control and manage this pest.
19 Αυγ 2021 · Description. This evergreen tree originates from the South Pacific where it is native to Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. In the United States it is non-native and invasive and is found in Louisiana and south of central Florida, where it invades a variety of habitat types ranging from wet swamps to dry uplands.
