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NEEDLE BOTTLEBRUSH FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Needle Bottlebrush
Other Names
Flinders Ranges Bottlebrush
Description
Needle Bottlebrush is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are needle shaped, growing 5 cm to 11 cm long and 1 mm to 1.5 mm wide with sharp point. The flowers are bright red or orange and produced in bottlebrush spikes, about 5 cm to 7 cm long and 4.5 cm to 5 cm in diameter. Flowering is in spring between October and December. The fruit are woody capsules about 5 mm to 7 mm long. The plant is also known as Melaleuca orophila.
Habitat
mallee, woodland on rocky hillsides, ridges
Distribution
Needle Bottlebrush is found in eastern South Australia, mainly in the Flinders Ranges region.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 3
Spread (m): 2 - 4
Soil Texture: sand, loam, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 400
Flower Colour: red
Flower Season: spring, summer
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Propagation
seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts birds, source of nectar
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Callistemon | | Species: | teretifolius | | Common Name: | Needle Bottlebrush |
Relatives in same Genus
Callistemon brachyandrus
Callistemon citrinus 'Firebrand'
Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens'
Callistemon citrinus
Callistemon glaucus
Callistemon linearis
Callistemon montanus
Callistemon pachyphyllus
Callistemon pallidus
Callistemon pearsonii
Callistemon phoeniceus
Callistemon pinifolius
Callistemon pityoides
Callistemon polandii
Callistemon rugulosus
Callistemon salignus
Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray'
Callistemon viminalis 'Wildfire'
Callistemon viminalis
Callistemon 'Eureka'
Callistemon 'Harkness'
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