Do these mean the same?
'' Melaleuca similis '' comes in the Ravensthorpe district in the biogeographic regions Esperance Plains and Mallee and grows in sand along drainage lines .
'' Melaleuca similis '' occurs in the Esperance Plains district in the Ravensthorpe and Mallee biogeographic regions . It grows in sand along drainage lines .

OPTIONS: 1). no; 2). yes;
1).