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Adenanthos forrestii F.Muell.

Reference
S.Sci.Rec. 2:230 (1882)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, lignotuberous shrub, 0.3-1.3 m high. Fl. red & cream/cream-yellow, Apr to Jun or Aug to Dec. White/grey sand over limestone. Coastal dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 July 1995
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Scientific Description

Shrubs, 0.5-2 m high. Leaves alternate, 7-25 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, clearly widest above the middle, once divided, pinnately divided, tripartitely divided or divided only at the apex, entire, shallowly divided or divided to the midrib, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences yellow or red; innermost bracts 5-9 mm long; peduncles 2-3 mm long. Perianth 20-24 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 24-30 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style glabrous. Flowers in April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November or December. Occurs in the Eremaean (ER) or South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Coolgardie (COO), Hampton (HAM) or Mallee (MAL) IBRA subregion(s).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Hampton, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Hampton, Mardabilla.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas.