species: Callistemon genus
common name: bottlebrush
family: Myrtaceae
where & when encountered: King City, CA - 1998
This is a very Australian plant that has become hugely popular in California landscaping. I won't forget the first time I saw it - I was working in a park at the time and a co-worker identified it by its common name. But not only is the species unclear, there are those who would merge the entire Callistemon genus with the Melaleuca genus.
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