Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G. Don
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Chivero
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Chivero
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Chivero
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Synonyms:
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Metrosideros viminalis Sol. ex Gaertn.
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Common names:
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Weeping bottle-brush (English)
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Frequency:
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Rare |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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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:
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A commonly cultivated ornamental in gardens and along roadsides, rarely naturalised |
Derivation of specific name:
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viminalis: with long slender stems suitable for wicker or basketwork |
Habitat:
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Rarely naturalised in open places and by streams |
Altitude range: (metres) |
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Flowering time: | All year |
Worldwide distribution:
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Native to Australia |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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C |
Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Tuesday 10 January 2006 |
Literature:
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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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-21
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2021).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Callistemon viminalis. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142470, retrieved 24 January 2021
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