Wilsons Promontory National Park Wilsons Promontory Lightstation

Thickets of Melaleuca ericifolia happen on soils ranging from peaty sands to amorphous peats (Parsons 1966). At Tidal River (Figure 6.23), they are found inland from the saltmarsh and attain a top of about 8 metres. In the extra saline situations, the understorey is predominantly of saltmarsh species (e.g. Samolus repens, Sarcocornia quinqueflora and Selliera