Oakey bottlebrush | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Melaleuca |
Species: | M. quercina
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Binomial name | |
Melaleuca quercina | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Callistemon quercinus (Craven) Udovicic & R.D.Spencer |
Melaleuca quercina, commonly known as Oakey bottlebrush is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of Queensland in Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria use the name Callistemon quercinus.[2]) It is small tree with dark, corky bark and spikes of yellow, cream or pink bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer.