Wallum bottlebrush
Melaleuca pachyphylla, Fam. Myrtaceae
Dense straggling shrub to 1.5 m high. Previously Callistemon pachyphyllus, however this name change has not been accepted by the Australian Plant Census.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Leaf: | Narrowly oblanceolate, 4.5-9 x 0.3-0.9cm, apex abruptly narrowed and mucronate. Thick, leathery, grey-green with prominent midrib and intramarginal veins. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow, Red, Green |
| Flower description: | Spikes 5-10 x 5-6cm. Filaments about 25mm long, rich crimson or rarely yellowish green. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, woody capsules, about 6mm in diameter with a constricted apex. |
| Habitat: | Coastal dune, grassland, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | Wetland indicator species. |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Callistemon pachyphyllus Cheel., Department of Environment, Land and Water (2022) Species profile - Callistemon pachyphyllus var. viridis ., Department of Environment, Land and Water (2022) Species profile - Melaleuca pachyphylla ., PlantNET (2022) Callistemon pachyphyllus Cheel. FloraOnline. |
