Calothamnus quadrifidus

One-sided bottlebrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calothamnus
Species:
C. quadrifidus
Binomial name
Calothamnus quadrifidus
Synonyms

Melaleuca quadrifida (R.Br.) Craven & R.D.Edwards

Yellow form

Calothamnus quadrifidus, commonly known as one-sided bottlebrush,[2] is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The common name alludes to the arrangement of the flowers in the inflorescence which line up on one side of the stem. It is a shrub with grey-green, pine-like foliage covered with soft hairs and red, four-part flowers in spring. Widely cultivated because of its attractive foliage, colourful, unusual and prolific flowers, it grows in a variety of habitats and soils. In 2010, Alex George published a review of the species based on recent research and described a number of new subspecies. (In 2014 Craven, Edwards and Cowley proposed that the species be renamed Melaleuca quadrifida.)[3]

  1. ^ "Calothamnus quadrifidus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ANPSA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Craven, Lyn A.; Edwards, Robert D.; Cowley, Kirsten J. (30 June 2014). "New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae)". Taxon. 63 (3): 663–670. doi:10.12705/633.38.