Callistemon brachyandrus

Stiff shrub or small tree usually 2–3 m high; bark grey, becoming rough and fissured; branches stiff to flexuous. Leaves terete to narrowly oblanceolate, mostly 2–3 cm long, 0.5–1 mm wide with a pungent mucro, margins inrolled to form a narrow groove or depression on the upper surface, veins and oil glands obscure. Flower spikes open, mostly 3–5 cm long, 2–3 cm wide, generally with leafy bracts towards the tip; axis densely hairy; hypanthium densely hairy; stamens mostly 9–10 mm long, filaments rich crimson, anthers yellow. Capsule 4–5 mm long and wide. Flowers mainly late summer.