Callistemon kenmorrisonii

Shrub to 3 m high; bark papery, spongy. Leaves dense, spreading, mostly narrowly lanceolate, 15–52 mm long, 3–6 mm wide, leathery, oil glands indented on both surfaces, secondary venation not visible. Flower spikes mostly distally frondose c. 6–10 cm long, 5.5–6 cm wide, axis hair sparse or in patches; hypanthium glabrous, except near attachment to rachis; stamens crimson, 16–25 mm long, anthers purple. Capsules 5–6 mm long, 6–9.5 mm wide. Flowers Nov.–Feb.