3,452
edits
Changes
no edit summary
{{Inc|
Calothamnus (Greek, beautiful bush). Myrtaceae. Australian shrubs (more than twenty species) somewhat similar to Callistemon but more graceful in habit; evergreen greenhouse subjects, and hardy out-of-doors in California.
Leaves long, alternate: fls. showy, usually red, in lateral clusters; stamens united in bundles opposite the petals; anthers erect, attached by the base, oblong or linear; cells parallel, turned inwards, opening by longitudinal slits. For cult., see Callistemon.
C. rupeatris, Schau. Evergreen shrub, the branches densely covered with needle-like small lvs. : fls. in small clusters on previous year's growth; stamens with crimson filaments and yellow anthers. B.M.7906. j Burtt Davy.
}}
__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
| name = ''Calothamnus''
| name = ''Calothamnus''