Tufted Honeyflower (Melianthus comosus) (Nox)
Invasiveness Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution
Scientific name: Melianthus comosus Vahl
Common Name: Tufted honeyflower
Status: Regionally controlled in the Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken and West Gippsland CMAs.
Restricted in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite, North East and East Gippsland CMAs.
Habitat: Subtropical regions where it grows on heavier soils and exposed sites (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). It was originally promoted as an ornamental species but has become naturalised in few areas of Victoria (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). Tufted honeyflower is a weed of pasture-land and can also invade watercourses (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992).
 Tufted Honeyflower plant (image courtesy Andy Steed) |  Tufted Honeyflower foliage (image courtesy Andy Steed) |
 Tufted Honeyflower flowers (image courtesy Andy Steed) |  |
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This document was last reviewed on 04/09/2008