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Calothamnus hirsutus

Calothamnus hirsutus
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Water
Likes moisture

About

Calothamnus hirsutus is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, spreading shrub with prominent hairs on the leaves giving them a smoky appearance. The flowers are deep red and are usually in dense clusters between the older leaves.

Where it grows

Calothamnus hirsutus occurs from near Arrowsmith to the suburbs of Perth and the Helena Valley in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions. There is a significant population in the Anstey-Keane Dampland reserve in the Perth suburb of Forrestdale.

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

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