Megalong Valley Bottlebrush

This is critically endangered and is restricted to a small section of the Eastern Megalong Valley. I have been monitoring this site for over 12 months and found only 2 bushes in flower today.

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Ruth Spigelman

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Gosh, I had assumed these bright pink bottlebrushes were all cultivars, something you'd not see in the wild! Well, isn't that wonderful you have seen them and have shared to this site. The critically endangered listing is of course a much sadder note. Imagine these all those years ago sprinkled throughout our countryside, unbelievably spectacular. Posted 3 years ago

The Megalong Valley bottlebrush

''Melaleuca megalongensis'', commonly known as Megalong Valley bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. . It is a shrub similar to ''Melaleuca citrina'' which occurs in the same area and is difficult to distinguish from it, except when in flower.

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Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.

Species identified by Neptune