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Adenanthos acanthophyllus, commonly known as prickly woollybush, is a species of shrub endemic to Western Australia.
The shrub has a robust habit and typically grows to a height of 2 to 3.5 metres (7 to 11 ft) but can reach as high as 6 metres (20 ft). It often has many stems arising from a lignotuber. The petiolate leaves are fan shaped with three segments approximately 30 millimetres (1.18 in) long and 30 mm (1.18 in) wide. It blooms between April and June producing pink-red and green flowers. The perianth is up to 27 mm (1.06 in) in length dark red or pale red-pink and green, with short and long hairs outside. The glabrous style is about 35 mm (1.38 in) with a slightly pubescent ovary.
Adenanthos apiculatus · Adenanthos argyreus · Hairy Jugflower · Adenanthos cacomorphus · Bridlebush · Adenanthos cunninghamii · Common Woollybush · Scott River Jugflower · Fitzgerald Woollybush · Adenanthos dobsonii · Adenanthos drummondii · Oval Leaf Adenanthos
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Adenanthos acanthophyllus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
