Prickly toothbrush

(Petrophile shuttleworthiana)

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Description

Petrophile shuttleworthiana is an upright, open shrub that can reach around 2 m (7 ft) tall. Its branches and leaves are glabrous, the leaves about 3.5–7 mm (0.1–0.3 in) long, deeply divided into between 3 and 7 rigid lobes, each with a sharp point on the end. Individual flowers are about 11 mm (0.4 in) long, cream, creamy white or yellow and glabrous

Taxonomic tree:

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