Bottlebrush dawn Callistemon is a genus of 34 species of shrubs - TopicsExpress



          

Bottlebrush dawn Callistemon is a genus of 34 species of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae (Myrtle), all of which are endemic to Australia. Callistemon species are commonly referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. The name is derived from the Greek words kallos, meaning beauty, and stemon, meaning stamen, describing the coloured stamens, the showy part of the flowers.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:10:50 +0000

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