Silky leaved blood flower (Melaleuca cruenta)
Description
Calothamnus sanguineus is a shrub sometimes growing to a height of 2 metres (6.6 ft). Its leaves are 10-20 millimetres (0.4-0.8 in) long, circular in cross section and usually have many long, spreading hairs. The flowers are bright red, sometimes white, and have 4 sepals, 4 petals and 4 claw-like bundles of stamens. The upper two bundles are much broader and longer than the lower two and the upper two are fused for much of their length. (Calothamnus torulosus has similar flowers but the upper stamen bundles are not fused in that species.) Flowering occurs from March to November and is followed by fruits which are woody capsules.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Melaleuca
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