Myrtaceae
Prickly bottlebrush
Melaleuca brachyandra
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Melaleuca
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 短蕊红千层
- English
- Prickly bottlebrush
Synonyms
- Callistemon acerosus Miq.
- Callistemon arborescens F.Muell.
- Callistemon brachyandrus Lindl.
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicholson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.