Callistemon sieberi
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Callistemon sieberi is a shrub or small tree in the family Myrtaceae
. It is native to Australia
.
The leaves
are 20 to 50 mm long and 2 to 5 mm wide with pointed tips. Cream, pale yellow or pink flower spikes are mostly produced between November and January in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828 in Prodomus.
In his 2006 paper, New Combinations in Melaleuca for Australian Species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae), Lyndley Craven, a research botanist from the Australian National Herbarium, proposed that this species should be renamed as Melaleuca paludicola.
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
. It is native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
are 20 to 50 mm long and 2 to 5 mm wide with pointed tips. Cream, pale yellow or pink flower spikes are mostly produced between November and January in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828 in Prodomus.
In his 2006 paper, New Combinations in Melaleuca for Australian Species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae), Lyndley Craven, a research botanist from the Australian National Herbarium, proposed that this species should be renamed as Melaleuca paludicola.