Family: Myrtaceae
Plant: A stiff, erect shrub up to 3m high.
Flowers: Large red or dark red bottlebrush flowers 4-7cm long and 4-7cm diameter comprised of masses of free stamens.
Flowering: November-December.
Fruit: Globular woody capsule, 4-7mm diameter, crowded into cylindrical clusters around woody stems. The capsules are slightly flattened at the top.
Leaves: Stiff, hard, sharply pointed lanceolate leaves, 3-7cm long and 5-8mm wide with a prominent mid-rib ending in a small point. They are alternately arranged, pale green and aromatic when crushed – sometimes oil-dotted glands are noticeable.
Habitat: Growing near creeks and streams in swampy heathland.
Features: Silky new leaf growth flesh coloured. Red flowers spikes. Lanceolate and aromatic leaves.
Name:
Callistemon From Greek kallistos = very-beautiful.
citrinus From Latin citrus = citrus (lemon) tree and inus = resembling (referring to its leaves having an aroma resembling that of a lemon tree).
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Cylindrical |
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Colour(s) |
Red |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Grey, Brown |
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Other Features |
Woody |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Oil dots/Glands, |
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Aromatic, Stiff |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland |
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