Callistemon lanceolatus (Sw.) DC.
Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum. Cours.
|
Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels Crimson bottlebrush, bottlebrush
Tall shrubs or small trees, red bottlebrushes have bright red flowers that really do look exactly like bottlebrushes. Most of the 34 species of Callistemon originate from Australia; a few are from New Caledonia. In the extreme southern and western United States they are popular ornamental plants, but they have not become naturalized in North America. Identification: The red filaments in bottlebrush "flowers" are really the flowers, they are the stamens. The flowers themselves are in the core, small and white. The key identifying characteristic of these plants is the cylindrical shape of the brushes. Plants are 6-15′ (1.8-4.6 m) high. The seeds are unusual, and remain on the trees for long periods.
Bottlebrush seeds. By Fir0002/Flagstaffotos. Online References:
The Australian Native Plants Society The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants The University of Connecticut Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Plant Growth Facilities Callistemon citrinus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
4/12/2015 · Florida City, Florida
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
4/12/2015 · Florida City, Florida
5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) Range: Zones 8b-11:
|
ID is uncertain 
