Melaleuca pityoides

Alpine bottlebrush
Melaleuca pityoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. pityoides
Binomial name
Melaleuca pityoides
Synonyms[1]
  • Callistemon pityoides F.Muell.
  • Callistemon sieberi var. pityoides (F.Muell.) Cheel

Melaleuca pityoides, commonly known as alpine bottlebrush,[2] is a plant in the family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the higher areas of south eastern Australia. Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon pityoides.[3] It is a shrub, often occurring in dense thickets, with hard bark, silvery-grey new growth, almost cylindrical leaves and spikes of flowers that are usually a shade of yellow.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca pityoides". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ANBG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Udovicic, Frank; Spencer, Roger (2012). "New combinations in Callistemon (Myrtaceae)" (PDF). Muelleria. 30 (1): 23–25. Retrieved 11 June 2015.