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Petrophile recurva

Petrophile recurva Foreman
Petrophile recurva
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Petrophile recurva is a flowering plant species in the family Proteaceae, native to south-western Western Australia. It was described by Foreman in 1995.

Description

Petrophile recurva is an erect, many-branched shrub characterized by needle-shaped, sharply-pointed leaves and spherical heads of hairy pale yellow or cream-coloured flowers. This species is endemic to south-western Western Australia and belongs to the Proteaceae family.

Distribution

Western Australia

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