Bottlebrush (Callistemon)
Callistemon citrinus
About Bottlebrush (Callistemon)
Bottlebrush (Callistemon) (Callistemon citrinus) is a herb used in the Aboriginal Australian Medicine tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Wound Healing, Fever, and Skin Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Melaleuca citrina, commonly known as common red, crimson or lemon bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon citrinus. Callistemon lanceolatus is an older name.) It is a hardy and adaptable species, common in its natural habitat. It is widely cultivated, not only in Australia, often as a species of Callistemon. It was one...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist