Long leaved cone bush

(Petrophile teretifolia)

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Description

Petrophile teretifolia is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.The erect and spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1 metre (0.3 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between September and January producing pink-blue-purple flowers.It is found along the south coast on coastal plains or sand plains in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils over laterite.

Taxonomic tree:

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