Melaleuca hemisticta
| Mount Wheeler bottlebrush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. hemisticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca hemisticta | |
| Synonyms | |
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Callistemon hemistictus (S.T.Blake ex Craven) Udovicic & R.D.Spencer | |
Melaleuca hemisticta, commonly known as Mount Wheeler bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of Queensland. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon hemistictus.) It is a tall, bushy shrub with dark green leaves and red flowers spikes tipped with yellow.