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Persoonia stradbrokensis

Persoonia stradbrokensis Domin
Persoonia stradbrokensis
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Persoonia stradbrokensis is a flowering plant species in the Proteaceae family, native to eastern Australia. It is an upright shrub or tree with hairy young stems, elliptical to egg-shaped leaves, and clusters of yellow flowers on a rachis up to 100 mm long, with each flower having a bract at its base.

Description

Persoonia stradbrokensis, described by Domin in 1921, is a member of the Proteaceae family and is found in New South Wales and Queensland. The species is characterized by its erect growth form, hairy young branchlets, and leaves that are elliptic to obovate in shape. Its flowers are yellow and arranged in groups of up to twenty along a rachis that can reach 100 mm in length, with each flower subtended by a bract or scale leaf.

Distribution

Global · New South Wales · Queensland

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