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Petrophile brevifolia Lindl. subsp. brevifolia

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Shrubs, 1-2 m high; branchlets glabrous. Leaves alternate, 10-70 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, glabrous; lamina terete, entire, straight or curved, smooth, apex pungent, 1-1.5 mm long. Inflorescences not viscid, cream, yellow or pink. Perianth 21-29 mm long, hairy, the limb apex hairy all over; pistil 21-28 mm long; pollen presenter not fusiform, hairy, 4-6 mm long, the brush 2.8-3.2 mm long. Cone with persistent scales, 10-20 mm long. Flowers in May, June, July, August, September, October, November or December. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL) or Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Joondalup, Perth, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo.