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Petrophile foremanii Rye & Hislop

Reference
Nuytsia 21:47-49, Fig. 1d (2011)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Shrubs, 1-2 m high; branchlets hairy, with curled hairs, not ribbed, not glaucous. Leaves alternate, 7-12 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide, glabrous; lamina terete, entire, straight or curved, smooth, apex obtuse. Inflorescences axillary. Perianth 9-11.5 mm long, hairy, simple-hairy, the hairs spreading, the limb apex hairy all over; pistil 9(-16) mm long; pollen presenter fusiform. Cone with persistent scales. Flowers in May, June, July, August, September or October. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA subregion(s).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Northampton.