''Adenanthos apiculatus'' is a shrub of the family

Proteaceae The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...

, native to the

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. Within the genus ''

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 publ ...

'', it lies in the

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'' and has had only 29 records of occurrence.''Adenanthos apiculatus'' – GBIF Portal (10/16/11)

References

apiculatus Eudicots of Western Australia Garden plants of Australia {{Proteaceae-stub