Synaphea obtusata

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Synaphea obtusata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Synaphea
Species:
S. obtusata
Binomial name
Synaphea obtusata

Synaphea obtusata is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The low rounded shrub typically grows to 0.1 to 0.6 metres (0 to 2 ft) that blooms between July and November producing yellow flowers.

It is found on stony hillsides and sand plains in the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly-sand to loamy soils. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Synaphea obtusata". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.