Melaleuca bracteosa is a low, spreading shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

The flowering season lasts from August to November and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules 2.4–3.2 mm (0.09–0.1 in) long.

[3] This melaleuca occurs from the Pingrup district south to Albany and east to Ravensthorpe in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions.

[6] It grows in sand, loam or clay on winter-wet flats or plains[7] often under low trees or tall shrubs.

[2] Melaleuca bracteosa is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.