''Adenanthos argyreus'', commonly known as little woollybush, is a species of erect shrub endemic to
southwest
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Western Australia
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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. 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.
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argyreus
Eudicots of Western Australia
Plants described in 1904