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Petrophile striata

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Petrophile striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Petrophile
Species:
P. striata
Binomial name
Petrophile striata

Petrophile striata is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect and rigid or sprawling shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1 metre (0.7 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between August to December producing yellow-cream-white flowers.

It is found on coastal plains or sand plains in the Wheatbelt, Peel and South West regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay-gravel soils over laterite or granite.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Petrophile striata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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