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Petrophile antecedens (Petrophile antecedens)

Description

Petrophile antecedens is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. The erect and open shrub typically grows to a height of 0.4 metres (1.3 ft). It blooms between July and September producing cream-white flowers. It is found on slopes and flats in the South West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-gravelly soils over laterite.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Proteales

            • Family: Proteaceae

              • Genus: Petrophile