Melaleuca lanceolata Otto

Bark hard and rough. Capsule globose to urceolate 4–5 mm diam. Orifice narrower than middle of the capsule. Sepals ± persistent in the fruit. Flowers white. Leaves linear to narrow elliptic 5–15 mm long, 1–3 mm wide. Shrub or small tree. Capertee Valley. Open woodland, clayey soils, drier areas. Fl. Chiefly summer.