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 white to green or yellow
Leaves narrow-elliptic, mostly 6–10 cm long, 5–10 mm wide, acute or obscurely acuminate with the midvein prominent beneath. Young shoots purplish silvery. Spikes 3–8 cm long. Filaments white to yellowish, 12–15 mm long. Bracts and bracteoles very deciduous. Small tree with papery bark. Widespread. Damp places. Fl. summer. Willow Bottlebrush Callistemon salignus
Leaves 1–6 cm long (sometimes longer, but then never more than 5 mm wide)