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Adenanthos dobsonii F.Muell.

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 6:204-205 (1868)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, lignotuberous shrub, 0.25-1(-1.5) m high. Fl. red & cream/cream-yellow, Jun or Aug to Dec or Jan or Mar. Grey sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 July 1995

Scientific Description

Shrubs, 0.25-1.5 m high. Leaves alternate, 10-15 mm long, 3-5 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, widest around the middle or clearly widest above the middle, entire, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences red; innermost bracts 5-5.5 mm long; peduncles 2-3 mm long. Perianth 20-22 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 27-29 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style hairy or glabrous. Flowers in January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October or November. Occurs in the Eremaean (ER) or South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Coolgardie (COO), Mallee (MAL) or Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Mardabilla, Recherche.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Esperance.