Melaleuca orophila
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Melaleuca orophila, commonly known as needle bottlebrush or Flinders Ranges bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the eastern part of South Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon teretifolius).[2] It is a medium-sized shrub with sharp-pointed, needle-like leaves and bright red bottlebrush flower spikes.
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Needle bottlebrush | |
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Melaleuca orophila in the Peter Francis Points Arboretum, Coleraine | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Melaleuca |
Species: | M. orophila |
Binomial name | |
Melaleuca orophila | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Callistemon teretifolius F.Muell. |
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