Calothamnus villosus R.Br.

Silky Net Bush

Medium erect shrub. Leaves crowded, spreading, cylindrical, to about 2.5 cm long, 1 mm wide, usually with scattered hairs. Flower cluster a 1-sided spike. Flowers 5- parted. Stamens red. Fruit capsule 8-10 mm long.

WA.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Myrtaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Myrtales
family       Myrtaceae
genus        Calothamnus Labill.