Family: Proteaceae
Plant: An erect shrub up to 2m high.
Flowers: Small, cream to yellow, irregular, 4-lobed flowers arranged on an erect ovoid spike-like head 1-1.5cm long.
Flowering: December-March.
Fruit: Solitary, oblong to ovoid cone usually 3-5cm long and 2cm wide with nuts 3mm long.
Leaves: Much divided, pointed, divergent, erect needle-like leaves 4-10cm long. The leaf segments are round, 1mm diameter and needle-like with softly pointed tips.
Habitat: Dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Features: Cream to yellow flowers on an erect ovoid cone. Erect needle-like rigid leaves. Fruit an ovoid cone.
Name:
Petrophile From Latin = rock-loving (referring to the habitat in which the first specimens were collected).
pulchella From Latin pulcher = beautiful.
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Cream, Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
4 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Cone |
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Colour |
Grey, Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple, Compound |
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Shape |
Needle-like |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Entire, Lobed/Divided |
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Attachment |
Stalked, Unstalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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