Netted bottlebrush | |
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Melaleuca linearifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Melaleuca |
Species: | M. linearifolia
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Binomial name | |
Melaleuca linearifolia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Melaleuca linearifolia, commonly known as netted bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales in Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon linearifolius).[2] It is a shrub with narrow, pointed leaves and red flower spikes in spring or summer.