Adenanthos sericeus subsp. sericeus
Adenanthos sericeus subsp. sericeus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Adenanthos |
Species: | Labill. |
Subspecies: | A. s. subsp. sericeus
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Trinomial name | |
Adenanthos sericeus subsp. sericeus |
Adenanthos sericeus subsp. sericeus, commonly known as coastal woollybush,
Description
As with the species in general, this subspecies grows as an upright, spreading shrub, or occasionally a small tree. It has erect branches that are covered in short hairs when young, but these are lost with age. Flowers are bright red, and the fruit is an oval-shaped achene about 5 mm (0.2 in) long.[2][3]
The leaves of this subspecies are typically over 30 mm (1.2 in) long, and divided into many laciniae: average numbers range from 11 to 35, but individual leaves may have up to 50. In this way it differs from the other subspecies, A. sericeus subsp. sphalma, which has smaller leaves typically divided into around 6 laciniae, and rarely more than 12.[2][3]
Discovery and naming
As the
The placement of A. sericeus subsp. sericeus in Nelson's arrangement of Adenanthos may be summarised as follows:[3]
- Adenanthos
- A. sect. Eurylaema (4 species)
- A. sect. Adenanthos
- A. drummondii
- A. dobagii
- A. apiculatus
- A. linearis
- A. pungens (2 subspecies)
- A. gracilipes
- A. venosus
- A. dobsonii
- A. glabrescens (2 subspecies)
- A. ellipticus
- A. cuneatus
- A. stictus
- A. ileticos
- A. forrestii
- A. eyrei
- A. cacomorphus
- A. flavidiflorus
- A. argyreus
- A. macropodianus
- A. terminalis
- A. sericeus
- A. sericeus subsp. sericeus
- A. sericeus subsp. sphalma
- A. × cunninghamii
- A. oreophilus
- A. cygnorum (2 subspecies)
- A. meisneri
- A. velutinus
- A. filifolius
- A. labillardierei
- A. acanthophyllus
Distribution and habitat
Adenanthos sericeus subsp. sericeus occurs mostly around
References
- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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- ^ ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3.
External links
- "Adenanthos sericeus Labill. subsp. sericeus". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Adenanthos sericeus Labill. subsp. sericeus". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Adenanthos sericeus Labill. subsp. sericeus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.