| Adenanthos meisneri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Adenanthos |
| Section: | Adenanthos sect. Adenanthos |
| Species: | A. meisneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Adenanthos meisneri | |
Adenanthos meisneri, commonly known as prostrate woollybush , is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. [2]
It usually grows to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high and has leaves are up to 80 mm (3.1 in) in length and about 7 mm wide. The flowers appear predominantly between September and December in the species' native range. These have a red-purple to pale violet perianth (up to 30 mm long) and glandular hairs. The style is up to 40 mm (1.6 in) long. [2]
The species was first formally described in 1845 by botanist Johann Lehmann in Plantae Preissianae [1] The type specimen was collected from the foot of the Darling Scarp by Ludwig Preiss in 1839. [1]
It is susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback. [3]
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