1	"Inflorescence with 5–140 triads (usually more than 20), the axis hairy; staminal filaments 7–9 mm long, the filaments white or cream"	"Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii"
1	"Inflorescence with 1–14 triads, the axis hairy to glabrescent; staminal filaments 8.5–11 mm long, the filaments pink or mauve"	"Melaleuca huegelii subsp. pristicensis"