Petrophile helicophylla
Petrophile helicophylla is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Petrophile helicophylla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Petrophile |
| Species: | P. helicophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrophile helicophylla Foreman | |
The prostrate shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.35 metres (0.5 to 1.1 ft) and a width of 0.3 to 1.6 m (1.0 to 5.2 ft). It blooms between September and February producing yellow-cream-white-pink flowers.
It is found on sand plains and near salt pans in the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay-gravelly soils.[1]
References
- "Petrophile helicophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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