Petrophile pilostyla
Petrophile pilostyla is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Petrophile pilostyla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Petrophile |
| Species: | P. pilostyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrophile pilostyla Rye & Hislop | |
The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.7 metres (5.6 ft). It blooms between July and October producing yellow-cream flowers.
It is found on low hills in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-gravelly soils over limestone or laterite.[1]
There are three known subspecies:
- Petrophile pilostyla subsp. austrina
- Petrophile pilostyla subsp. pilostyla
- Petrophile pilostyla subsp. syntoma[2]
References
- "Petrophile pilostyla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Petrophile pilostyla subsp. syntoma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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