Petrophile striata
Appearance
Petrophile striata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Petrophile |
Species: | P. striata
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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
- ^ a b "Petrophile striata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.