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 1–6 cm long (sometimes longer, but then never more than 5 mm wide)
Shrubs c. 1 m high, sometimes up to 3 m. Young shoots greyish silvery. Rhachis of the spike pubescent. Leaves 1.5–2 cm long, 1–5 mm wide, acute. Spike 3–4 cm long; bracts and bracteoles often persistent until flowers open. Filaments white to yellowish or rarely pale pink, up to c. 9 mm long. Higher Blue Mts Bogs and swamps. Alpine Bottlebrush Callistemon pityoides
Shrubs or trees 2–4 m high. Young shoots not silvery. Filaments white to yellow