Petrophile rigida

Petrophile rigida R.Br.

Petrophile rigida is a flowering shrub in the Proteaceae family, native to southwestern Western Australia. It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.

Description

This species is characterized by its rigid, branched, needle-shaped leaves with sharply pointed tips and spherical clusters of hairy yellow flowers. It is endemic to the region of Western Australia and belongs to the genus Petrophile.