Resources
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Management Plan - Florida EPPC
- Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS
Selected Images
![]() 5163020 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Tree(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5163022 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5391687 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Foliage Barry Rice |
![]() 5276042 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Seedling(s) Tony Pernas |
![]() 5276031 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Flower(s) Tony Pernas |
![]() 2199097 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Fruit(s) Albert (Bud) Mayfield |
![]() 5276025 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Fruit(s) Tony Pernas |
![]() 5160009 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Fruit(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5163027 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Fruit(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5276033 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Seed(s) Tony Pernas |
![]() 5376517 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Seed(s) Julia Scher |
![]() 5160005 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Bark Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 1461082 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Control Amy Ferriter |
![]() 1499061 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Stand Tony Pernas |
![]() 5275058 melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Control Tony Pernas |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Archbold Biological Station
- California Noxious Weeds
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Federal Noxious Weeds
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Keys Invasive Species Task Force
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- National Wildlife Refuge Association, Silent Invasion: A Call to Action from the National Wildlife Refuge Association, 2002. Washington DC. 17 pp.
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class A
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area
- Texas Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- University of Hawaii, Botany Department, Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies, 1998
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Myrtales |
| Family: Myrtaceae |
| Genus: Melaleuca |
Other System Links
Plants: MEQUBayer: MLAQU
GRIN: 105723
ITIS: 27228
NPDN Pest: PDIAFAA
NPDN Host: 35649
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
punktree, paperbark
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |


















