Identifying Florida Tree - Knowledgebase Question

West Palm Beach, FL
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Question by persy
January 2, 1998
I live in Florida and see this tree that looks like it's in the evergreen family but it always has a pretty red fluted-like flower on it. The tree itself is very soft and has an airy type of needle. Do you have any idea what this can be???


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Answer from NGA
January 2, 1998
I believe what you describe is a Bottle-Brush. The family
is Myrtaceae. It is a large shrub which can be thought of as a tree. It is an evergreen with spectacular spikes resembling red bottle brushes, and is propagated from seeds. The Bottle-Brushhas aromatic, alternate, linear
leaves with prominent lateral midveins.

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