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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | MEQU |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Shrub Tree |
| Native Status: |
HI I L48 I PB I PR I |
| Other Common Names: |
paperbark
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| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Native |  |
Introduced |  |
Both |  |
Absent/Unreported |
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Native, No County Data |  |
Introduced, No County Data |  |
Both, No County Data |
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L48 |  |
AK | |
HI | |
PR | |
VI | |
NAV | |
CAN | |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name | Other Common Names |
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| MELE5 | Melaleuca leucadendra auct. non (L.) L. |
cajeput
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| MELE | Melaleuca leucadendron auct. non (L.) L., orth. var. |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | Rosidae |
| Order | Myrtales |
| Family | Myrtaceae – Myrtle family |
| Genus | Melaleuca L. – melaleuca |
| Species | Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.F. Blake – punktree |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | ||
| United States:
melaleuca
Noxious weed
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| Alabama
melaleuca
Class A noxious weed
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| California
melaleuca
Quarantine
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| Florida
melaleuca
Noxious weed
punktree
Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
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| Massachusetts
melaleuca
Prohibited
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| North Carolina
punktree
Class A noxious weed
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| Oregon
melaleuca
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
melaleuca
Invasive aquatic plant
paperbark tree
Plant pest
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| Texas
paperbark
Noxious plant
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| Vermont
melaleuca
Class A noxious weed
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Melaleuca quinquenervia
cajeput tree
melaleuca
niaouli
paperbark
punktree
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| US | USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC. |
| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| FLEPPC | Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida. |
| HEAR | USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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