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Callistemon sieberi DC.
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: River Bottlebrush

Callistemon sieberi DC. APNI*

Synonyms: Callistemon paludosus F.Muell. APNI*
Melaleuca paludicola Craven APNI*
Callistemon salignus var. angustifolia Benth. APNI*
Callistemon salignus var. sieberi (DC.) F.Muell. APNI*
Callistemon sieberi var. pityoides (F.Muell.) Cheel APNI*

Description: Shrub or small tree; branches flexuous, ± pendent; new growth pinkish.

Leaves narrow-oblanceolate, 2–5 cm long, 2–5 mm wide, with mucro, midrib and marginal veins prominent, lateral veins obscure.

Spikes 3–5 cm long, 20–25 mm diam.; rachis villous at flowering. Filaments cream or pale yellow, rarely pink. Capsules 4–5 mm diam.


Illustration
M. Maiden

Flower
Photo D. Hardin

Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: mostly November–January

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread along watercourses, dried and rocky riverbeds and gullies.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. ?Tas. S.A.
AVH map***

Text by R. D. Spencer & P. F. Lumley
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


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***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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