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Adenanthos cacomorphus E.C.Nelson

Reference
Brunonia 1:385-387 (1978)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, lignotuberous shrub, to 1 m high. Fl. pink, Nov to Dec or Jan to Mar. Sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 July 1995

Scientific Description

Shrubs, 0.6-1 m high. Leaves alternate, 10-20 mm long, glabrous; lamina flat, once divided, tripartitely divided, shallowly divided, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences pink; innermost bracts 4-5 mm long; peduncles 2-3 mm long. Perianth 22-25 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 22-30 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style hairy. Flowers in January, February, March, November or December. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s). : Conservation code Priority Two (P2).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 19 January 2024

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Jerramungup.