Petrophile clavata

(Petrophile clavata)

Description

Petrophile clavata is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.7 metres (2.3 ft). It blooms in September producing yellow-cream flowers. It is found on hill tops and rises in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between Dandaragan and Coorow where it grows in sandy soils over laterite.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Petrophile
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