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Petrophile canescens

Cone-sticks
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Petrophile
Species: P. canescens
Binomial name
Petrophile canescens
A. Cunn. ex R.Br.

Petrophile canescens, known as conesticks, is a common shrub of the family proteaceae found in eastern Australia. It is found growing on deep sandy soils, often in open forest or heathlands. It can be distinguished from the related Petrophile pulchella by its finely hairy new growth.


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