MYRTACEAE

0152 CALLISTEMON CITRINUS Crimson Bottlebrush

Callistemon citrinus Skeels - some herbaria are calling this Melaleuca citrina Callistemons are found wild only on the Australian continent, but are among the best-known Australian plants grown in other countries where several half-hardy species are widely grown and adaptable to garden treatment. The Callistemon flower with the showy part consisting of massed stamens, not petals, is a novelty in cooler climates, and where the plants will not survive outdoors they are prized as pot plants under glass. The Crimson Bottlebrush is a shrub from swampy areas of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. In cultivation, however, it may reach small-tree proportions if conditions are favourable. It is generally described as bright red, tipped with dark anthers. FROM: Australian National Herbarium IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: November 2018. Corinella Victoria

0618 MYRTACEAE Metrosideros nitida

Callistemons are found wild only on the Australian continent, but are among the best-known Australian plants grown in other countries where several half-hardy species are widely grown and adaptable to garden treatment. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: 18.10.2009

0847 EUCALYPTUS camaldulenis (Murray red gum)

Eucalyptus camaldulensis, commonly known as the river red gum,[3] is a tree that is endemic to Australia. It has smooth white or cream-coloured bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and hemispherical fruit with the valves extending beyond the rim. A familiar and iconic tree, it is seen along many watercourses across inland Australia, providing shade in the extreme temperatures of central Australia. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: 8.05.2010