Petrophile pulchella

Conesticks
Blackheath, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Petrophile
Species:
P. pulchella
Binomial name
Petrophile pulchella
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Protea pulchella Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.
    • Petrophile pulchella (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) R.Br. var. pulchella
    • Petrophile pulchella var. typica Domin nom. inval.
    • Protea fucifolia Salisb.
    • Protea dichotoma Cav.
    • Petrophile fucifolia (Salisb.) Knight
    • Atylus fucifolia B.D.Jacks. nom. inval., pro syn.
Old cones, Bombi Moors, Bouddi National Park

Petrophile pulchella, commonly known as conesticks,[2] is a common shrub of the family Proteaceae and is found in eastern Australia. The leaves are divided with needle-shaped but soft pinnae, the flowers silky-hairy, cream-coloured and arranged in oval heads and the fruit are arranged in oval heads. Conesticks grows on shallow sandstone soils, often in open forest or heathlands near the coast. It is also occasionally seen on the adjacent ranges.

  1. ^ a b "Petrophile pulchella". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ Harden, Gwen. "Petrophile pulchella". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 31 December 2020.