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Fruit hard and woody, persistent for several years Callistemon
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Leaves 2 mm wide or less, rarely up to 3 mm wide, linear, incurved-concave or terete or almost flat
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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