Calothamnus quadrifidus
Common name: One-sided Bottlebrush
Calothamnus is from the Greek words calos, meaning beautiful, and thamnus, meaning a bush or shrub. Quadrifidus is a Latin word meaning split into four parts.
Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Some of these occurrences are not its natural range but where the plant has naturalised.
A shrub to 3 metres tall. The red flowers are produced from June to December.
This species has been introduced to our reserves. This has occurred as part of a revegetation project, especially if a change to the soil profile has been made – for example, around a created wetland.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51302262
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5426