Adenanthos ileticos

Description

Adenanthos ileticos grows as an erect, spreading lignotuberous shrub, usually up to m fthigh, but occasionally to m f. It has roughly triangular leaves, up to 10 mm long and around 5 mm wide, with three lobes across the top. The flowers, which appear between August and November, are pale pink-red and cream, with a style which is about 32 mm long. It is somewhat similar in appearance to A. cuneatus and A. forrestii, but the former has much larger leaves, and the other much deeper lobes, than A. ileticos.