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Callistemon linearis

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Callistemon linearis (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Colvill ex Sweet

Synonyms: 13 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Callistemon lineare Colvill (orthographic variant)
  • Callistemon rigidum R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Callistemon rigidus R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Callistemon sp. (Mt Walsh P.I.Forster PIF7477) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. var. linearis (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Melaleuca sp. (Mt Walsh P.I.Forster PIF7477) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Melaleuca sp. Mt Walsh (P.I.Forster+ PIF7477) Qld Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros calyculatus DC. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros glandulosa Desf. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros linearis (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Metrosideros linearis Willd. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros rigida Dum.Cours. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Clarke_2009 (3), Clarke_2015 (4), Collette_2021 (2), Hughes_1992 (6), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kubiak_2009 (5), Lee_2019 (8), Mesaglio_2022 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (7), NHNSW_2023 (26), NSWFRD_2014 (17), Ooi_2007 (45), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (19), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (3), Wenk_2023 (2), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 51 traits from 180 records in 19 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6 mm (3.8-8.2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 8.5 mm (7-10 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 70.5 mm (33-130 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.17 mm (1-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); linear_elliptical (1); narrowly_oblanceolate (1); obovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (11) [sources: Clarke_2009; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1); vertebrate (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); hydrochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): water (1); wind (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnyy (2); nnnnnnnnnyyn (4); nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); nnnnynnnnnnn (1); yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (3) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (2); basal_stem_buds (2) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.04 mg (0.02-0.06 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.71 mg/mm3 (0.68-0.73 mg/mm3) [sources: Lee_2019]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_2007245M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
NHNSW_20231126N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_20231419VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NSWFRD_2014917B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Lee_201958M. R. Lee, J. R. Powell, B. Oberle, W. K. Cornwell, M. Lyons, J. L. Rigg, and A. E. Zanne. “Good neighbors aplenty: fungal endophytes rarely exhibit competitive exclusion patterns across a span of woody habitats”. Ecology 100.9 (2019), p. e02790. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2790.
NHNSW_202247N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Hughes_199236L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Kubiak_200935P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Clarke_201534P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
NHNSW_2014_224Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Clarke_200933P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
Mesaglio_202213T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202223E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202112J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Wenk_202312E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.