| Synonym |
Melaleuca
viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.)
Byrnes , Melaleuca viminalis var. minor Byrnes ,
Metrosideros viminalis Sol. ex
Gaertn. |
Flower Color |
Red - Pink |
| Common Name |
Bottlebrush |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Weeping bottlebrush, Creek bottlebrush, Red Bottlebrush, Drooping Bottlebrush |
Flowering Period |
April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Bottlebrush |
Fruiting Period |
Oct-Dec |
| Altitude |
800 m |
Fruit Type |
Capsule |
| Habit |
Tree |
Fruit Details |
The flowers are followed by persistent woody capsules |
| Habitat |
It mostly grows in and along watercourses, mainly in sandstone or granite country. |
Bark Type |
Fissured |
| Distribution |
Occurs along the eastern part of Queensland from the Cape York Peninsula south to Moree and Grafton in New South Wales. |
Bark Details |
Hard, fibrous, furrowed bark, a number of trunks and usually pendulous branches |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Exotic |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Ovate |
| Description of Species |
Tree up to 35 metres, bark hard, fibrous, furrowed with pendulous branches. Leaves arranged alternate, lanceolate. Flowers are in scarlet spikes 4-10cm long, producing persistent woody capsules. Fruits are 5-6 mm in diameter and the seed is held for a few seasons. |
Leaf Details |
The leaves of are lanceolate 3-6 mm wide by 40-70 mm long but northern forms have a more elliptical-shaped leaf. |
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