Adenanthos dobsonii F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Adenanthos

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 70 cm tall, with lignotuber. Leaves entire, rarely lobed, sessile, obovate to spathulate, usually less than 10 (-15) mm long and 4 (-10) mm wide, obtuse or rarely emarginate at apex, with short and long appressed hairs giving a silvery sheen, with single, prominent, dorsal apical gland; lobes, if present, 3, c. 4 mm long, with single gland on each apex. Involucral bracts eglandular. Perianth c. 25 mm long, red with cream base, or creamy yellow, shortly hairy outside. Style c. 30 mm long, glabrous except for a few hairs near base; ovary hirsute.
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Grows in deep, siliceous sand in kwongan.
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Distribution

Adenanthos dobsonii world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Adenanthos dobsonii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:702950-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519858
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Synonyms

Adenanthos dobsonii