Conospermum petiolare | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Conospermum |
Species: | C. petiolare |
Binomial name | |
Conospermum petiolare | |
Conospermum petiolare is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. [1]
The densely-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.0 metre (1.0 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between October and March producing pink-cream-orange-yellow-brown flowers.
It is found on rocky slopes and winter wet areas along the south coast in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils over granite or quartzite. [1]
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