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Gravel Bottlebrush

Beaufortia decussata

Gravel Bottlebrush
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

About

Beaufortia decussata, commonly known as gravel bottlebrush, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It has long stems branching only near the upper ends, and scarlet to orange-red flowers in a bottlebrush shape beneath the branches.

Where it grows

Beaufortia decussata occurs in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions in the southwest of Western Australia, where it grows in tall shrubland in soils derived from laterite.

Other Melaleuca plants

Kalbarri Beaufortia · Dark Beaufortia · Badgingarra Beaufortia · Beaufortia bracteosa · Beaufortia burbidgeae · Stirling Range Bottlebrush · Elegant Beaufortia · Beaufortia empetrifolia · Beaufortia eriocephala · Grey Leaved Beaufortia · Beaufortia interstans · Beaufortia kwongkanicola

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Beaufortia decussata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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