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Petrophile scabriuscula (Petrophile scabriuscula)

Description

Petrophile scabriuscula is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.The erect, bushy and prickly shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.2 metres (1.0 to 3.9 ft). It blooms between July and October producing yellow-cream flowers.It is found on sand plains along the west coast in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-gravelly soils

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Proteales

            • Family: Proteaceae

              • Genus: Petrophile