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Beaufortia bracteosa is a compact, dense shrub from southwest Western Australia, grown for its red to maroon bottlebrush-style flowers. It is a native of sandy, well-drained soils and does best with full sun and good drainage.
Beaufortia bracteosa is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a shrub growing to a height of about 1 m (3 ft) with red to maroon flowers and woody fruit.
This beaufortia grows in sandy soils, sometimes with clay, gravel or loam often over laterite or granite. It occurs between Latham, Dumbleyung, the Wandoo National Park and Jilbadji Nature Reserve in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia. It is an important component of kwongan vegetation.
Kalbarri Beaufortia · Dark Beaufortia · Badgingarra Beaufortia · Beaufortia burbidgeae · Stirling Range Bottlebrush · Gravel Bottlebrush · Elegant Beaufortia · Beaufortia empetrifolia · Beaufortia eriocephala · Grey Leaved Beaufortia · Beaufortia interstans · Beaufortia kwongkanicola
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