Melaleuca microphylla is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia.

It is a bushy shrub with small, crowded leaves and bears a close resemblance to the commonly cultivated Melaleuca ericifolia of the eastern states.

Melaleuca microphylla is a dense, rounded shrub growing to about 4–5 m (10–20 ft) high with glabrous foliage and grey or white papery bark.

[2][3] This species was first formally described in 1812 by James Edward Smith in The Cyclopedia[4] from a specimen "gathered near King George's Sound, on the West Coast of New Holland, by Mr. A.

[8] Melaleuca micromera is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.