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Calothamnus

Calothamnus is a genus

Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
of shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s, in the family Myrtaceae

Myrtaceae

The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtus, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here....
, which are endemic

Endemic (ecology)

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic location, such as a specific island, Habitat type, nation, or other defined zone....
to the south-west of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
. The name Calothamnus, ascribed to the genus by botanist Robert Brown

Robert Brown (botanist)

Robert Brown Fellow of the Royal Society was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botany to collect in Australia during the first half of the 19th century....
, is derived from the Greek

Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
words kalos (beautiful) and thamnos (shrub).

Species include:

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Calothamnus is a genus

Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
of shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s, in the family Myrtaceae

Myrtaceae

The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtus, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here....
, which are endemic

Endemic (ecology)

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic location, such as a specific island, Habitat type, nation, or other defined zone....
to the south-west of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
. The name Calothamnus, ascribed to the genus by botanist Robert Brown

Robert Brown (botanist)

Robert Brown Fellow of the Royal Society was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botany to collect in Australia during the first half of the 19th century....
, is derived from the Greek

Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
words kalos (beautiful) and thamnos (shrub).

Species include:

Calothamnus accedens Hawkeswood
Calothamnus affinis Turcz.
Calothamnus aridus Hawkeswood
Calothamnus asper Turcz.
Calothamnus blepharospermus F.Muell.
Calothamnus borealis Hawkeswood
Calothamnus brevifolius Hawkeswood
Calothamnus chrysantherus F.Muell. (Claw Flower)
Calothamnus crassus (Benth.) Hawkeswood
Calothamnus formosus Hawkeswood
Calothamnus gibbosus Benth.
Calothamnus gilesii F.Muell.
Calothamnus gracilis R.Br.
Robert Brown (botanist)

Robert Brown Fellow of the Royal Society was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botany to collect in Australia during the first half of the 19th century....
Calothamnus graniticus Hawkeswood
Calothamnus hirsutus Hawkeswood
Calothamnus homalophyllus F.Muell. (Murchison Claw- flower)
Calothamnus huegelii Schauer
Calothamnus kalbarriensis Hawkeswood
Calothamnus lateralis Lindl.
Calothamnus lehmannii Schauer
Calothamnus longissimus F.Muell.
Calothamnus macrocarpus Hawkeswood
Calothamnus microcarpus F.Muell.
Calothamnus oldfieldii F.Muell.
Calothamnus pachystachyus Benth.
Calothamnus pallidifolius (Benth.) Hawkeswood
Calothamnus pinifolius F.Muell. (Dense Claw-flower)
Calothamnus planifolius Lehm.
Calothamnus preissii Schauer
Calothamnus quadrifidus
Calothamnus quadrifidus

Calothamnus quadrifidus is a shrub from the south-west of Western Australia. Its common name is the One-sided Bottlebrush which alludes to the arrangement of the stamens of its inflorescence which line up on one side of the stem....
R.Br.
Robert Brown (botanist)

Robert Brown Fellow of the Royal Society was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botany to collect in Australia during the first half of the 19th century....
(One-sided Bottlebrush)
Calothamnus robustus Schauer
Calothamnus rupestris Schauer (Mouse Ears)
Calothamnus sanguineus Labill. (Silky-leaved Blood-flower)
Calothamnus schaueri Lehm.
Calothamnus suberosus Schauer
Calothamnus torulosus Schauer
Calothamnus tuberosus Hawkeswood
Calothamnus validus S.Moore (Barrens Claw-flower)
Calothamnus villosus R.Br.
Robert Brown (botanist)

Robert Brown Fellow of the Royal Society was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botany to collect in Australia during the first half of the 19th century....