Family: Myrtaceae

Calothamnus villosus (silky net-bush, woolly net-bush) is an evergreen shrub endemic to Western Australia. It is used as a  border, informal screen (a plant tall enough to block views but left to grow in its natural form) and formal hedge. It is also used as a bird attractant in gardens. This plant has not been documented as naturalized in any Hawaiian Islands to date.

High Risk Traits:

• Other species in the genus have become invasive
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Seeds retained on plant; intentionally dispersed by people and possibly by wind or water
  
• Able to resprout after cutting, hard pruning and fire
  
• Gaps in biological and ecological information may limit accuracy of risk prediction

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization or invasiveness, but limited evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Seeds remain on plant (may limit ability to spread)