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Beaufortia eriocephala, the woolly bottlebrush, is a compact shrub from south-west Western Australia with woolly red flowers. It needs well-drained sandy soil and full sun to grow well.
Beaufortia eriocephala, commonly known as woolly bottlebrush or woolly beaufortia, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It differs from other beaufortias in having woolly red flowers and hairy younger leaves, with mature leaves that are less than 1 mm (0.04 in) wide.
Beaufortia eriocephala occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions in the south-west of Western Australia. It grows on slopes in sandy soils derived from laterite.
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