Calothamnus robustus

Melaleuca robusta (Schauer) Craven & R.D.Edwards Calothamnus robustus is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

It is an erect shrub with cylindrical leaves and small clusters of red flowers in spring, followed by fruits with have two prominent lobes.

[1][2] Calothamnus robustus was first formally described by Johannes Schauer in 1843 in Dissertatio phytographica de Regelia, Beaufortia et Calothamno from a specimen collected in the foothills of Mount Melville near Cape Riche.

[4] Calothamnus robustus occurs near Albany in the Esperance Plains biogeographic region[2] growing in rocky soils derived from quartzite or granite.

[5] Calothamnus robustus is classified as "Priority Three" by the Western Australian government department of parks and wildlife[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.