| Mount Wheeler bottlebrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. hemisticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca hemisticta | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Callistemon hemistictus (S.T.Blake ex Craven) Udovicic & R.D.Spencer | |
Melaleuca hemisticta, commonly known as Mount Wheeler bottlebrush,[2] is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of Queensland. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon hemistictus.)[3] It is a tall, bushy shrub with dark green leaves and red flowers spikes tipped with yellow.
- ^ a b "Melaleuca hemisticta". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Species profile—Callistemon sp. (Mt Wheeler)". Queensland Government, Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Udovicic, Frank; Spencer, Roger (2012). "New combinations in Callistemon (Myrtaceae)". Muelleria. 30 (1): 23–25. doi:10.5962/p.292240. S2CID 251007557. Retrieved 10 November 2023.