Plants → Magnoliophyta → Magnoliopsida → Myrtales → Myrtaceae Juss. → Melaleuca L.	→ Melaleuca sheathiana W.Fitzg.
Tree or shrub, 1-5(-7) m high. Fl. white-cream, Sep to Dec. Red sand, sandy clay, clay loam. Stony hillsides, laterite outcrops, dunes & swales.
IBRA Regions: Coolgardie, Mallee, Murchison.
IBRA Subregions: Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Mardabilla, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Menzies, Narembeen, Yilgarn.