Eungella bottlebrush
Melaleuca paludicola, Fam. Myrtaceae
Shrub or small tree with flexuous, and sometimes pendent branches and pink new growth. Previously Callistemon sieberi.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Leaf: | Narrowly oblanceolate, 2-5 x 0.2-0.5cm, with mucro, midrib and marginal veins prominent, lateral veins obscure. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow, Cream, Pink |
| Flower description: | Spikes 3-5 x 2-2.5cm, rachis villous at flowering. Filaments cream or pale yellow, rarely pink. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, woody capsules, 4-5mm in diameter. |
| Habitat: | Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Callistemon sieberi DC., Department of Environment, Land and Water (2022) Species profile - Callistemon sieberi (river bottlebrush., PlantNET (2022) Callistemon sieberi DC. FloraOnline. |
