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 * Courtney, James, Genevieve, Marissa, Luke, Nick. **


 * Plant species **: //Callistemon citrinus //


 * Plant family **: //Myrtaceae //


 * Common name **: Crimson B ottle Brush


 * Distribution **: The bottle brush is located mainly in the South East of Australia, but it is also located in Western Australia and can also be found as far north as the tropic


 * Habit **: The Bottle Brush is commonly around 1-2 metres tall; it can grow up to 3-4 metres if they are given the right conditions


 * Flowers **: The stamens are red, purplish-red or lilac with dark-coloured anthers. They look like spikes coming off the branch (spiklets)


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Seeds: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The seed capsules are woody, cup-shaped



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 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Floral Morphology **


 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Flower number || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Shape || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Colour || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Stigma Length || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Width || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Filament Height difference || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Does the flower have a tube? || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nectar volume L || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sugar Concentration Brix ||  ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">mm || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">mm || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">mm || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Y or N || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">microL || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">% ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 33.65 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 26.50 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 15.60-33.65 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 33.55 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 28.90 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">18.65-33.55 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 38.95 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 35.85 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 13.10-38.95 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 31.20 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 41.20 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 21.50-31.20 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 28.95 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 25.65 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 14.80-28.95 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 25.45 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 26.55 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 16.80-25.45 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 32.70 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 27.80 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 15.55-32.70 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 36.30 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 33.25 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 17.35-36.30 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">9 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 34.50 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 31.15 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 22.90-34.50 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spike || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Red || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 29.65 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 28.85 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 19.75-29.65 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">n ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Average ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 33.10 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 30.30 ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">23.70 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 27% ||   ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SD ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 5.30 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 4.03 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The flowers were measured using vernier callipers to an accuracy of 0.05 mm. Both the longest and shortest filaments were measured to determined whether the height played a part in pollination.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Nectar had a very high sugar concentration with 27% sugar in it, this is almost double that of a can of coke. This is a reason that bees and birds are so attracted to the plant which assists in pollination of the plant. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The pollen is triangular in shape with a size of 70um with an approximate distribution of 30 per 700um x 700um square
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Nectar information **
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Pollen information **