page_title: Calothamnus hirsutus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Calothamnus hirsutus / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Calothamnus hirsutus growing 25 km north of Eneabba
context_page_description: Calothamnus hirsutus is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, spreading shrub with prominent hairs on the leaves giving them a smoky appearance. The flowers are deep red and are usually in dense clusters between the older leaves.
context_section_description: Calothamnus hirsutus is a compact, many-branched shrub growing to a height of about 1.0 metre (3 ft). The older branches are corky but the younger shoots are densely hairy. Its leaves are usually 20–25 millimetres (0.8–1 in) long, 0.5–0.8 millimetres (0.02–0.03 in) in diameter, cylindrical in shape and taper to a non-prickly point. They have many well-spaced, upright hairs on their surface and conspicuous oil glands.
  The flowers are deep red and in dense clusters of 4 to 8 individual flowers, usually on the older branches and between the leaves. The petals are 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) long, thin, papery and orange to brown. The stamens are arranged in 5 claw-like bundles with 20 to 25 stamens per bundle. Flowering occurs from October to February and is followed by fruits which are woody, almost spherical capsules which are hairy at first but become glabrous with age. The fruits are 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) in diameter.
caption: Calothamnus hirsutus fruits
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