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Callistemon viminalis
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Lake Chivero
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Lake Chivero
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Lake Chivero
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| Synonyms: |
Metrosideros viminalis Sol. ex Gaertn. |
| 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 commonly cultivated ornamental in gardens and along roadsides, rarely naturalised |
| Derivation of specific name: | viminalis: with long slender stems suitable for wicker or basketwork |
| 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(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 10 January 2006 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 264. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 64. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Callistemon viminalis
Plants of the World Online: Callistemon viminalis
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