Petrophile vana

Petrophile vana
Conservation status
	; Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Petrophile
Species:	P. vana
Binomial name
	Petrophile vana; Cranfield & T.D.Macfarl.[1][2]

Petrophile vana is a shrub in the Proteaceae family, endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). It is found on breakaways in the Mid West region of Western Australia between Yalgoo and Mount Magnet where it grows in shallow clay soils over laterite.[1]

References

"Petrophile vana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Cranfield, R.J.; Macfarlane, T.D. (2007). "A new species of Petrophile (Proteaceae) from south-western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 17: 154–157, Figs 1, 2.

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[FloraBase-1] "Petrophile vana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

[mac-2] Cranfield, R.J.; Macfarlane, T.D. (2007). "A new species of Petrophile (Proteaceae) from south-western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 17: 154–157, Figs 1, 2.