bestbottlebrush

=The Best Bottle Brush = Group Members: Angie, Richard, Georgie and Christina


 * Plant species**: //Callistemon citrinus//
 * Plant family**: //Myrtaceae//
 * Common name**: Crimson bottlebrush
 * Distribution**: South Eastern Australia
 * Habit**: 1-3 metre high shrubs
 * Inflorescences**: about 7mm wide and appear in clusters along the stems.
 * Flowers**: The stamens are red, purplish-red or lilac with dark-coloured anthers.
 * Seeds:** The seed capsules are woody, cup-shaped

Floral Morphology and visitations


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Variability of floral morphology

 * || Carpel Length (mm) || Stamen length (mm) ||
 * Flower 1 || 20.1 || 19.2 ||
 * Flower 2 || 24.5 || 22.5 ||
 * Flower 3 || 17.9 || 15.5 ||
 * Average || 20.8 || 19.1 ||
 * Standard Deviation || 3.4 || 3.5 ||
 * Angle and position of flower:** the flower is 45 degrees to the stem which is good for pollinators to perch on

Nectar Characterisation
Polled/Average nectar concentration = 25% sugar in nectar (evidence of bird and small mammal pollinators)
 * Flower || Volume of Nectar (um) ||
 * 1 || 5.95 ||
 * 2 || 6.90 ||
 * 3 || 7.59 ||
 * Average || 6.81 ||