Stirlingia tenuifolia is a herb or shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
Stirlingia tenuifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Stirlingia |
Species: | S. tenuifolia
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Binomial name | |
Stirlingia tenuifolia |
The erect perennial herb or shrub typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 1.5 metres (0.8 to 4.9 ft). It blooms between September and November producing yellow-cream flowers.
It is found on dunes, sand plains, swamps and hillsides in the South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperanceregions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-gravelly soils.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Stirlingia tenuifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.