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Blackdown bottlebrush - Melaleuca pearsonii Unusual name ,but beautiful flower. Another Australian native plant which is commonly used for ornamental plantings.  Australia,Blackdown bottlebrush,Eamw flora,Geotagged,Melaleuca pearsonii,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Blackdown bottlebrush - Melaleuca pearsonii

Unusual name ,but beautiful flower. Another Australian native plant which is commonly used for ornamental plantings.

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  1. 10th bottlebrush!
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/plantae/angiosperms/eudicots/myrtales/myrtaceae/melaleuca

    Such beautiful plants, well done.
    Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thank you Ferdy Posted 3 years ago

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"Melaleuca pearsonii", commonly known as Blackdown bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Queensland in Australia. It is a small, spreading but compact shrub with hard bark, soft foliage and profuse spikes of bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer.

Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Jul 19, 2022. Captured Jul 19, 2022 13:28 in 9A Nicolas Baudin Dr, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/49s
  • ISO160
  • 35mm