Petrophile helicophylla

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Proteaceae/Petrophile

At a glance

Occurrence records58

Data sources3

Biological traits21

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Petrophile helicophylla's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility58 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources21 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF58 records

01Narrative

Petrophile helicophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is a prostrate, spreading shrub with twisted, needle-like leaves and heads of hairy white to creamy-white or pale pink flowers.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology6

Fruit length2.4 mm

Leaf length225 mm

Plant height0.3 m

Plant height max0.35 m

Plant height min0.15 m

Seed mass2.33 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Flowering timeyynnnnnnnyyy

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeterete

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type58 records

Wild obs. + sensor4

Museum / vouchered51

Cultivated / captive3

Origin

Native4

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO120 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 1

4 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor4

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy29% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 7≤10 km 24>10 km 5

41 georeferenced · 10 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence51

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 3

3 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living3

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	20
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	11
Canberra, AU	8
Adelaide, AU	5
Mount Annan, AU	3
Kew, GB	1
Brisbane, AU	1
Hobart, AU	1
Palmerston, AU	1

9 institutions · 51 of 51 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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