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Callistemon lanceolatus

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Melaleuca citrina, the common red bottlebrush, crimson bottlebrush, or lemon bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon citrinus. It is a hardy and adaptable species, common in its natural habitat. It is widely cultivated, not only in Australia. It was one of the first Australian plants to be grown outside the country, having been taken to England in 1770 by Joseph Banks. Its showy red flower spikes, present over most of the year in an ideal situation, account for its popularity.

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Family
Myrtaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Callistemon lanceolatus
Slug
callistemon-lanceolatus
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Callistemon
Species
lanceolatus
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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