Callistemon pungens subsp. pungens Lumley & R.D.Spencer APNI* Description: Shrub or small tree 2–5 m high; branches rigid; new growth silvery.
Leaves oblanceolate to narrow-elliptic, 2–3 cm long, 3–5 mm wide, apex with pungent mucro 1–2 mm long, lateral veins usually not apparent, both surfaces with numerous small glands.
Spikes mostly 5–6 cm long, 35–45 mm diam. Filaments 12–15 mm long, purplish; anthers dark. Styles 14–20 mm long.
Capsules 5–7 mm diam.
Flowering: summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Northern Slopes and Tablelands, extending from from near Tenterfield south to Tamworth. Grows in or near rocky watercourses, usually in sandy creek beds on granite or sometimes on basalt.
NSW subdivisions: NT, NWS
Threatened species: Commonwealth EPBC: Vulnerable
Text by R. D. Spencer & P. F. Lumley; modified by Peter G. Wilson, April 2017.
Taxon concept: From Lumley & Spencer (1990), modified to subspecies following Craven (2009)
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