 Some taxonomists have suggested that "Beaufortia" along with "Calothamnus", "Conothamnus", "Eremaea", "Lamarchea", "Petraeomyrtus", "Phymatocarpus" and "Regelia" should be included in the genus "Melaleuca" but the change has not been adopted by most herbaria.All species of "Beaufortia" occur in the South West Botanical Province and about half the species also occur in the Eremaean province.Beaufortias are often found in sand plain and in heath, although "Beaufortia sparsa" usually grows in marshy places and is known by the common name swamp bottlebrush.