Petrophile striata
Petrophile striata is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Petrophile |
| Species: | P. striata |
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The erect and rigid or sprawling shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1 metre (0.7 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between August to December producing yellow-cream-white flowers.
It is found on coastal plains or sand plains in the Wheatbelt, Peel and South West regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay-gravel soils over laterite or granite.[1]
References
- "Petrophile striata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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