Callistemon R.Br.

Fruit hard and woody, persistent for several years Callistemon

Leaves 2 mm wide or less, rarely up to 3 mm wide, linear, incurved-concave or terete or almost flat

Filaments green-yellow, whitish or pinkish

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Shrubs c. 1 m high. Young shoots greyish silvery. Leaves flat or with thickened margins, 1.5–2 cm long Callistemon pityoides

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Shrub up to 2.5 m high. Leaves with sharply incurved margins, often terete, 4–8 cm long, often pungent pointed. Spikes 5–7 cm long. Filaments 10–15 mm long. Widespread. Usually in damp places. Fl. spring–early summer Callistemon pinifolius