Stiff Bottle-brush – Rigid Bottle-brush
Callistemon rigidus (Wikipedia)
Melaleuca linearis, commonly known as narrow-leaved bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is a medium-sized shrub with narrow leaves with a rigid point, and red flower spikes in late spring or early summer.
| Narrow-leaved bottlebrush | |
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| Melaleuca linearis in the Royal National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. linearis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca linearis | |
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