Petrophile teretifolia
Appearance
Petrophile teretifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Petrophile |
Species: | P. teretifolia
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Binomial name | |
Petrophile teretifolia |
Petrophile teretifolia is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect and spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1 metre (0.3 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between September and January producing pink-blue-purple flowers.
It is found along the south coast on coastal plains or sand plains in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils over laterite.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Petrophile teretifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.