Mount Wheeler 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. hemisticta
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Binomial name | |
Melaleuca hemisticta | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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.