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Red furry plant

Description:

Red plastic-like sticks, yellow pollen at the tips, flexible, hangs from a tree

Habitat:

Neighbor's front yard

Notes:

Has very few of the same kind on the tree.

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2 Comments

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

This is an Australian native that has been planted extensively in warm areas of the US, where it is commonly called "bottle brush".

On a personal note, I used to be terribly allergic to it (a form of contact dermatitis), but thankfully I seem to have grown out of that allergy.

Isabela
Isabela 13 years ago

Hi Ex,
This is callistemon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistemon...

ex.animo3
Spotted by
ex.animo3

Orange, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 11, 2010
Submitted on Dec 11, 2010

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