Melaleuca pearsonii
| Blackdown bottlebrush | |
|---|---|
| Melaleuca pearsonii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. pearsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca pearsonii (R.D.Spencer & Lumley) Craven | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Callistemon pearsonii R.D.Spencer & Lumley | |
Melaleuca pearsonii, commonly known as Blackdown bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Queensland in Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon pearsonii.) It is a small, spreading but compact shrub with hard bark, soft foliage and profuse spikes of bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer.