Melaleuca paludicola

River bottlebrush
Melaleuca paludicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. paludicola
Binomial name
Melaleuca paludicola
Synonyms
  • Callistemon paludosus F.Muell.
  • Callistemon salignus var. australis Benth.
  • Callistemon salignus f. sieberi (DC.) Siebert & Voss
  • Callistemon salignus var. sieberi (DC.) F.Muell.
  • Callistemon sieberi DC.

Melaleuca paludicola, commonly known as river bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the names Callistemon sieberi or Callistemon paludosus.) It is a shrub or small tree with flexible, often drooping branches, pinkish new growth and spikes of cream, pale yellow, or sometimes pink flowers in summer.

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