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Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to the south-west of Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adenanthos pungens, the spiky adenanthos, is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2]
Adenanthos pungens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Adenanthos |
Section: | Adenanthos sect. Adenanthos |
Species: | A. pungens |
Binomial name | |
Adenanthos pungens | |
The species may be prostrate or erect in habit. The stiff, prickly and terete leaves are 30 mm in length and 1 to 2 mm in diameter. The flowers appear in clusters at the ends of the branchlets. These have a 30 mm long perianth which is either pale pink and cream or deeper pink. Styles are about 40 mm long, with or without hairs at the tips.[3]
The species was first formally described in 1845 in Plantae Preissianae by Carl Meissner.[1]
There are two recognised subspecies:
Both subspecies are highly susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback.[4]
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