Claim: Melaleuca buseana's flowers with hairy cup-shape bases and the fruits that develop from it are seen from December to May or June.
Evidence: Flowers and fruit are seen from December to May or June. The cup-shaped base of the flower is hairy, 4–4.2 mm (0.16–0.17 in) long and the fruit which develops from it is 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in) long.