Callistemon (genus)

A Bottlebrush at Yarralumla, ACT

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Identification history

Callistemon (genus)	8 Oct 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Callistemon (genus)	8 Oct 2018	BettyDonWood
Callistemon citrinus	8 Oct 2018	ruthkerruish

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This bottle brush was literally growing at the edge of the lake.

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BettyDonWood wrote:

9 Oct 2018

The leaves of citrinus are 5-8 mm wide, the tips sharp tipped. There are several other red flowered Callistemons in Plantnet. Callistemon viminalis, which is planted in Canberra sometimes, likes wet feet, is weeping, and has leaves 3-7 mm wide that do not have sharp tips. The diagnostic that separates it from all the other red Callistemons is that the bases of the stamens are fused into a ring. In all the others the bases of the stamens are free from each other.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.114731 -35.298153
Altitude 559.1m
Places Yarralumla, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Oct 2018 10:30 AM Recorded on
ruthkerruish Recorded by
Collections
ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Shrubs Plants

Additional information

True In flower
1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Callistemon (genus) Scientific name
A Bottlebrush Common name
Not Sensitive
Non-local native
Minor weed or pest
Up to 902m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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