Petrophile diversifolia
Petrophile diversifolia is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Petrophile diversifolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Petrophile |
| Species: | P. diversifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrophile diversifolia | |
The mostly single-stemmed, erect and slender shrub typically grows to a height of 0.7 to 3 metres (2.3 to 9.8 ft). It blooms between September and December producing cream-white-pink flowers.
It is found along the south coast in the Great Southern and South West regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly-sandy-clay soils often over laterite.[1]
References
- "Petrophile diversifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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