Stirlingia tenuifolia

(Stirlingia tenuifolia)

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Description

Stirlingia tenuifolia is a herb or shrub endemic to Western Australia. The erect perennial herb or shrub typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 1.5 metres (0.8 to 4.9 ft). It blooms between September and November producing yellow-cream flowers. It is found on dunes, sand plains, swamps and hillsides in the South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperanceregions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-gravelly soils.

Taxonomic tree:

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