Family:	Myrtaceae
	Distribution:	Southern Queensland, New South Wales and north-east Victoria, often at higher altitudes
	Common Name:	Alpine bottlebrush
	Derivation of Name:	Callistemon...from Greek kalos; beautiful and stemon; stamens pityoides...from Greek, pitys, a pine, and -oides, similar to, referring to the pine-like foliage.
	Conservation Status:	Not considered to be at risk in the wild.

General Description:

The taxonomy of C.pityoides is a little confusing. The species has been commonly known as C.sieberi but research has shown that the latter name should actually be applied to the plant previously known as C.paludosus. This has necessitated a new name for the former C.sieberi and C.pityoides (which had been used for that plant in the past) has been reinstated.

This species is common in alpine and sub-alpine areas which it is often found in marshy conditions. It is a variable shrub with forms from higher altitudes being compact in habit to about 1 metre in height. At lower altitudes it can reach 3 metres. Leaves are narrow with a sharp point and up to 35 mm long. The brushes are lemon-yellow, about 100 mm long by about 25 mm diameter.

Propagation of C.pityoides is easy from both seed and cuttings.