Crabapple

(Petrophile drummondii)

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Description

Petrophile drummondii is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.The prickly and multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.4 to 1.2 metres (1.3 to 3.9 ft). It blooms between August and December producing yellow-cream-white flowers.It is found in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy soils over laterite

Taxonomic tree:

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