Stirlingia abrotanoides Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Stirlingia

Characteristics

Shrub or perennial herb with fire-tolerant rootstock. Stems several, to 15 cm long. Leaves borne along more than half the stem, soft; petiole terete, 4-10 mm long; lamina divided 4 or 5 times into terete, ±straight lobes; ultimate lobes ±erect, 1-5 mm long. Scape 14-16 cm tall, simple or sparingly branched; branches erect; stems ±curved; heads 12-14 mm diam.; bracts lanceolate, acute, 1.5-3 mm long, glabrous. Perianth 5 mm long; limb c. as wide as tube. Fruit 2 mm diam., silky.
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Grows in sand in kwongan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Stirlingia abrotanoides world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Stirlingia abrotanoides threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:706801-1
WFO ID wfo-0000504686
COL ID 52RZC
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Synonyms

Simsia abrotanoides Stirlingia abrotanoides