Calothamnus villosus (Silky net bush)

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Calothamnus villosus R.Br. ex W.T.Aiton

Silky net bush, woolly net bush

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Myrtales	Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others
Family	Myrtaceae	Myrtle family, include myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus
Genus	Calothamnus	From the ancient Greek kalos, “beautiful,” and thamnos, “shrub.”
Species	villosus	Hairy

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This native of southwestern Australia does not occur in the wild in North America. It prefers sandy soils high in granite, laterite, or quartzite clay.

Plants: This shrub is 12-59″ (30-150 cm) high.

Leaves: Evergreen leaves are thin and cylindrical—needle-like—and covered with fuzz.

Flowers: Flowers are bright red, forming clusters of brush-like sprays. Each spray is about 1″ (2.5 cm) long, and has five petals, five hairy sepals, and five bundles of stamens. The flowers are vaguely clawlike in appearance. They appear from March to December.

Fruits: Woody, approximately globular clusters with two thickened lobes on top.

From Loddiges, C., Botanical Cabinet, 1817

Online References:

Botanyphoto.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca

Desert-tropicals.com

The Australian Native Plants Nursery

The Australian Government's Australian National Botanic Gardens

BotanicalIllustrations.org

Wikipedia

Florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au

Calothamnus villosus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 30 Aug 2021.

5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona

Range: Zones 9-11:

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