Callistemon R.Br.
Fruit hard and woody, persistent for several years Callistemon
Leaves more than 3 mm wide, flat or ± concave, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, not terete
Filaments red or pink
Spike more than 5 cm long
Aperture of mature capsule ± as wide as the middle of the capsule which is thus barrel-shaped. Vein reticulations between main and lateral veins usually clearly visible. Capsule 5–8 mm diam. Spike 6–12 cm long
Intramarginal veins set away from the margins. Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, 9–14 cm long, 5–12 mm wide, acute. Filaments red, c. 20 mm long. Shrub up to c. 4 m high. Coast and adjacent plateaus. DSF. Vulnerable. Fl. spring–summer Callistemon linearifolius
Intramarginal veins forming a distinct ridge at the margins. Leaves linear, 6–10 cm long, 3–6 mm wide, acute-acuminate. Filaments red, 20–25 mm long. Stiff shrub 1–3 m high. Coast and adjacent plateaus. Damp places in heath and DSF. Fl. summer. Stiff Bottlebrush Callistemon rigidus