Stirlingia latifolia Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Stirlingia

Characteristics

Shrub with woody rootstock. Stems many, to 70 cm long. Leaves extending well up stem, leathery; petiole 3-10 cm long, ±terete at base, flattened upwards; lamina to 10 cm long, divided up to 3 times into flat, obtuse, often shallowly hooded lobes 1-15 mm wide. Scape to 1.5 m tall; panicle much-branched; heads 9-15 mm diam.; bracts ovate, obtuse to acute, 0.5-1 mm long, glabrous. Perianth 3-7 mm long; limb narrower than tube. Nut 4-5.5 mm diam., silky, hairy on top.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Grows in deep sand, in kwongan, shrubland and woodland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Stirlingia latifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Stirlingia latifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:706807-1
WFO ID wfo-0000504644
COL ID 52RZK
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Synonyms

Stirlingia latifolia Stirlingia paniculata Simsia latifolia