Petrophile teretifolia

Petrophile teretifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Petrophile
Species: P. teretifolia
Binomial name
Petrophile teretifolia

Petrophile teretifolia is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect and spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1 metre (0.3 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between September and January producing pink-blue-purple flowers.

It is found along the south coast on coastal plains or sand plains in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils over laterite.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Petrophile teretifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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