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Woollybush
Woollybush, woolly bush or woolly-bush is a common name for plants of the genus ''Adenanthos'' with leaves deeply divided into long, soft, slender laciniae, often covered in a fine down of soft hairs. These properties give the leaves a soft, silky feel, in stark contrast to the sclerophyllous plants that dominate both its geographic range (southern Australia) and its taxonomic family (Proteaceae). This softness accounts for the common name. 13 species of ''Adenanthos'' possess these properties. Many of these have common names that include the ''woollybush'' epithet. However the two species of ''Adenanthos'' that occur outside Western Australia are both woollybushes yet have common names based on the name ''gland flower''. This suggests that the common name ''woollybush'' is exclusively a Western Australian name. Species of woollybush include: * ''Adenanthos acanthophyllus'' (prickly woollybush) * ''Adenanthos argyreus'' (little woollybush) * ''Adenanthos cygnorum'' (woollybush, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos
''Adenanthos'' is a genus of Australian native shrubs in the flowering plant family Proteaceae. Variable in habit and leaf shape, it is the only genus in the family where solitary flowers are the norm. It was discovered in 1791, and formally published by Jacques Labillardière in 1805. The type species is ''Adenanthos cuneatus'', and 33 species are recognised. The genus is placed in subfamily Proteoideae, and is held to be most closely related to several South African genera. Endemic to Australia, its centre of diversity is southwest Western Australia, where 31 species occur. The other two species occur in South Australia and western Victoria (Australia). They are mainly pollinated by birds. Description Habit The growth habits of ''Adenanthos'' species range from prostrate shrubs to small trees, with most species occurring as erect shrubs. There are two basic growth forms. Plants that lack a lignotuber have a single stem. Such plants usually grow into fairly erect shrubs; and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Cygnorum
''Adenanthos cygnorum'', commonly known as common woollybush or just woollybush, is a tall shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia, commonly occurring in the south west of the State from north of Geraldton south to Kojonup. It is very common on road verges and in disturbed areas of Perth. Description Common woollybush grows as a tall shrub up to three metres high. It has soft grey-green or grey-blue foliage, consisting of closely packed, small, hairy leaves on pliable, hairy stems. It is woolly both in appearance and feel, hence the common name. The leaves have nectaries at the tips; these attract ants, which play a role in the distribution of seed. The nectar filled cups are taken by the ants to their nests to be consumed, the seeds becoming inaccessible to birds, etc. Like most other ''Adenanthos'' species, but unusually for Proteaceae, the flowers of common woollybush are not large and showy, but are rather small, dull, and hidden within the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos × Cunninghamii
''Adenanthos'' × ''cunninghamii'', commonly known as woollybush, Albany woollybush or prostrate woollybush, is a hybrid shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as boyur. Description It has an erect and spreading habit, growing to 1.5 m (5 ft) in height. Young branches are covered by short white hairs, but these are lost with age. The leaves are about 25 mm (1 in) long, and deeply divided into three narrow segments, each of which is typically further divided into two laciniae. Thus most leaves have 6 laciniae, though sometimes there are 8, and very rarely fewer than six. Each lacinia is about 3 mm wide, somewhat concave, with a linear margin. The single red flowers appear in September and October and again in March. It has a similar appearance to ''Adenanthos sericeus'', but has leaf segments that are flattened rather than cylindrical like those of ''A. sericeus''. Taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Oreophilus
''Adenanthos oreophilus'', commonly known as woollybush, is a species of tall shrub endemic to southwest Western Australia. It is closely related to the better known '' A. sericeus'' (Albany woollybush), and was only classified as a species distinct from the latter in 1978 by Irish botanist E. Charles Nelson. Description ''Adenanthos oreophilus'' grows as an erect shrub up to 2 m (7 ft) in height, with erect branches. It lacks a lignotuber. Like many ''Adenanthos'' species, its leaves are deeply divided into long, soft, slender laciniae, in this case trisegmented into three or five laciniae. The flowers are scarlet. The perianth tube is from 27 to 35 mm long, and the style around 40 mm. This species is very similar in appearance to its close relative '' A. sericeus'', having, in particular, almost identical flowers. However the leaves of A. sericea are divided into many more laciniae, which are thinner than those of ''A. oreophilus''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Sericeus
''Adenanthos sericeus'', commonly known as woolly bush, is a shrub native to the south coast of Western Australia. It has bright red but small and obscure flowers, and very soft, deeply divided, hairy leaves. Description ''Adenanthos sericeus'' mostly grows as an upright, spreading shrub but occasionally takes the habit of a small tree up to 5 m (16 ft) tall. It has erect branches that are covered in short hairs when young, but these are lost with age. Leaves may be up to 40 mm (1.6 in) long, and repeatedly divide by threes into from 5 to 50 narrow laciniae, circular in cross-section, with a diameter of less than 0.5 mm (0.02 in). Flowers are red, and occur alone or in small groups, hidden within the foliage at the end of branches. As with most other Proteaceae, each flower is composed of a tubular perianth of four united tepals, ending in a structure called a ''limb''; and a single pistil, the stigma of which is initially trapped inside the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Velutinus
''Adenanthos velutinus'', or velvet woollybush, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References Eudicots of Western Australia velutinus Plants described in 1856 {{Australia-eudicot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Meisneri
''Adenanthos meisneri'', commonly known as prostrate woollybush, is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Description It usually grows to 1 metre high and has leaves are up to 80 mm in length and about 7 mm wide. The flowers appear predominantly between September and December in the species' native range. These have a red-purple to pale violet perianth (up to 30 mm long) and glandular hairs. The style is up to 40 mm long. Etymology The species was first formally described in 1845 by botanist Johann Lehmann in ''Plantae Preissianae'' The type specimen was collected from the foot of the Darling Scarp by Ludwig Preiss in 1839. It is susceptible to ''Phytophthora cinnamomi ''Phytophthora cinnamomi'' is a soil-borne water mould that produces an infection which causes a condition in plants variously called "root rot", "dieback", or (in certain '' Castanea'' species), "ink disease". The plant patho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Dobagii
''Adenanthos dobagii'', commonly known as Fitzgerald woollybush, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It grows to a mere 50 cm ( ft) high, with crowded small silvery leaves and insignificant pink or cream flowers. It occurs only in southwestern Australia, where it is found in Fitzgerald River National Park on the south coast. Description ''Adenanthos dobagii'' grows as a small open shrub up to half a metre ( ft) high. The leaves, which are usually crowded together at the ends of branches, are from long, and deeply lobed into laciniae. They always have three primary segments, with the outer two segments usually further dividing into two, resulting in five laciniae. They appear silvery in colour, but this is due to a dense covering of hairs. Flowers occur in groups of three, borne at the ends of branches. They are pale pink or cream, and only about long, making them the smallest flowers in the genus. Overall the species is similar in appearance to '' A. flav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Argyreus and typically grows to a height of . It blooms between May and February producing pink-red flowers.
It is found among areas of low scrub in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils that can contain gravel.
''Adenanthos argyreus'', commonly known as little woollybush, is a species of erect shrub endemic to southwest Western Australia. The shrub has an erect and compact habit A habit (or wont as a humorous and formal term) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. References< ...
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Adenanthos Acanthophyllus
''Adenanthos acanthophyllus'', commonly known as prickly woollybush, is a species of shrub endemic to Western Australia. The shrub has a robust habit and typically grows to a height of but can reach as high as . It often has many stems arising from a lignotuber. The petiolate leaves are fan shaped with three segments approximately long and wide. It blooms between April and June producing pink-red and green flowers. The perianth is up to in length dark red or pale red-pink and green, with short and long hairs outside. The glabrous style is about with a slightly pubescent ovary. The broad lobes armed with spines. The leaves resemble those of members of other proteaceous genera such as ''Isopogon baxteri''. It is the most northerly species of the genus ''Adenanthos'', found over disjunct from the nearest known populations of any other species. It is found in coastal areas of the Mid West and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils. It is often the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Labillardierei
''Adenanthos labillardierei'' is a species of erect shrub endemic to the slopes of the Barren Ranges in the Fitzgerald River National Park in southwest Western Australia. Description It grows as an erect shrub, usually less than m in height. Like many ''Adenanthos'' species, its leaves are deeply divided into long, soft, slender laciniae, in this case usually five, but occasionally up to nine. Flowers are dark claret at the apex, but range from cream to claret at the base. The perianth tube may be up to 25 mm long, and the style up to 33 mm long. This species is very similar in appearance to its close relative '' A. filifolius'', but the latter has cream and black or dark navy blue flowers, and leaves with many more laciniae than ''A. labillardierei''. Taxonomy There are botanical collections attributable to this species dating back at least to 1925, but it was not until 1978 that Ernest Charles Nelson published the species in his comprehensive taxono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenanthos Macropodianus
''Adenanthos macropodianus'', commonly known as gland flower, or Kangaroo Island gland flower, is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. First published as a variety of '' A. sericeus'' in 1870, it was promoted to species rank in 1978. Description ''Adenanthos macropodianus'' has an erect habit, usually growing to 1 metre (3 ft) in height although plants as high as 3 metres (10 ft) have been recorded. The leaves, which are up to 15 mm (0.6 in) long, are silvery, and deeply lobed into nine or more soft, hairy laciniae about half a millimetre in diameter. The flowers, which appear throughout the year, have a pink to red (or rarely yellow) perianth and a style up to 30 mm long. Taxonomy Early botanical collectors of this taxon include Ferdinand von Mueller and Frederick George Waterhouse. Mueller regarded it as a distinct species, provisionally labelling it ''A. barbata'' in his herbariu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
