Callistemon viminalis (Salisb. ex Gaertn.) Don ex Loudon

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Lake Chivero

Synonyms:
Common names:	Weeping bottle-brush (English)
Frequency:	Rare
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Shrub or small tree with long drooping branches. Leaves crowded near the ends of branches, linear-lanceolate. Flowers in pendent spikes; petals small, inconspicuous and deciduous, the spike consisting mostly of masses of bright red stamens, resembling a bottle brush. Fruit a small woody capsule.
Notes:	A widely introduced ornamental in gardens and along roadsides
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	Rarely naturalised in open places and by streams
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	All year
Worldwide distribution:	Native to Australia
Zimbabwe distribution:	C
Growth form:	ST
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Tuesday 10 January 2006
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