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Petrophile brevifolia

Petrophile brevifolia
Photo: Jean and Fred, CC BY 2.0
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Petrophile brevifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with cylindrical, sharply-pointed leaves, and spherical heads of hairy yellow, cream-coloured or white flowers.

Where it grows

This petrophile grows in shrubland, heath and woodland and is widespread and common from Kalbarri National Park to Ongerup in the southwest of Western Australia.

Other Petrophile plants

Petrophile acicularis · Petrophile aculeata · Petrophile anceps · Petrophile antecedens · Petrophile arcuata · Petrophile aspera · Petrophile axillaris · Granite Petrophile · Petrophile biternata · Conesticks · Petrophile carduacea · Petrophile chrysantha

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Petrophile brevifolia 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.

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