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Accession Data:

Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels

  • Common Name: Lemon Bottlebrush
  • Family: Myrtaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Australia - Qld, NSW, Vic
  • Habitat: near rocky streams and coastal swamps

  • Description: It grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height and has leaves which are 3 to 7 cm long and 5 to 8 mm wide. The flower spikes are 6 to 10 cm in length and about 4 to 7 cm in diameter. The veins of the leaves are clearly visible on both sides. The stamens are red, purpish-red or lilac with dark-coloured anthers.
  • USDA Zone: 8b-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200523
  • Source: Michael Chamberland
  • Provenance: Upon flowering (March 2008), this appears to be C. citrinus, although it could be a different closely related species. Name changed from Callistemon unidentified on 20 March 2008, cmorse.
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1992
  • Bench: 2312 - NZ/Australia - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 08-06-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • SubFamily: Myrtoideae
  • Tribe: Melaleuceae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology

References (external):

  1. Floridata
  2. Wikipedia

data regenerated on Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:06:08 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
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