Callistemon linearis

Stiff shrub 0.6–5 m high; bark hard, fibrous. Leaves linear, linear-elliptic or linear-obovate, 3.3–13 cm long, 1–7 mm wide, channelled or flat, acute, margins thickened, marginal veins obscure, oil glands distinct. Flower spikes 5–10 cm long, 4–6 cm wide; axis hairy or glabrescent; hypantium 3.4–4.9 mm long, hairy or glabrescent; stamens 15–30 mm long, filaments bright to pale red, anthers reddish or yellow. Capsules 3.8–8.2 mm long, 7–10 mm wide. Flowers Oct.–Jan.