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''Melaleuca coccinea'', commonly known as the goldfields bottlebrush is a shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic the south of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its unusual foliage and bottlebrush spikes of red flowers. ==Description== ''Melaleuca coccinea'' grows to a height of about with many slender, tangled branches. The leaves lack a stalk, have an ovate to cordate shape, distinctly concave, and pointed but not sharp. They are arranged in alternating pairs (that is, decussate and are about by . The flowers are brilliant red, arranged in bottlebrush-like spikes, long and about diameter. Unlike ''Callistemon'' flowers however, these have stamens in bunched in groups of five and usually lack even small petals. Flowers appear in spring and summer. The fruits are hairy, woody capsules tightly clustered in a cylindrical group. ]] 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melaleuca coccinea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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