Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes

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Synonyms:	Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G. Don Metrosideros viminalis Sol. ex Gaertn.
Common names:	Weeping bottle-brush (English)
Frequency:	Rare as a naturalised escape.
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.
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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
FZ divisions:	C
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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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. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 292 - 293. (Includes a picture).

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