Petrophile squamata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Petrophile squamata
In the Fitzgerald River National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Petrophile
Species:	P. squamata
Binomial name
Petrophile squamata R.Br.
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Synonyms
List Petrophila colorata Meisn. orth. var. Petrophila cunninghamii Meisn. orth. var. Petrophila cunninghamii var. brachyphylla Meisn. orth. var. Petrophila cunninghamii var. gracilis Meisn. orth. var. Petrophila cunninghamii var. major Meisn. orth. var. Petrophila propinqua R.Br. orth. var. Petrophila propinqua var. sericiflora Benth. orth. var. Petrophila trifida R.Br. orth. var. Petrophile colorata Meisn. Petrophile cunninghamii Meisn. Petrophile cunninghamii var. brachyphylla Meisn. Petrophile cunninghamii Meisn. var. cunninghamii Petrophile cunninghamii var. gracilis Meisn. Petrophile cunninghamii var. major Meisn. Petrophile gracilis Endl. nom. inval., nom. nud. Petrophile propinqua R.Br. Petrophile propinqua R.Br. var. propinqua Petrophile propinqua var. sericiflora Benth. Petrophile trifida R.Br. Protea squamata (R.Br.) Poir. Protea trifida (R.Br.) Poir.

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Petrophile squamata is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the Proteaceae family. This plant is special because it grows only in southwestern Western Australia. It's a shrub that usually has leaves divided into three parts. These leaves are often sharply pointed. The plant also has oval-shaped flowers. These flowers are usually yellow or creamy-yellow and are a bit hairy.

What Does Petrophile squamata Look Like?

Petrophile squamata is an upright shrub. It can grow to be about 0.3 to 3 meters (about 1 to 10 feet) tall. Its leaves can be up to 65 millimeters (about 2.5 inches) long. They grow on a stalk called a petiole, which can be up to 28 millimeters (about 1 inch) long.

The leaves are deeply divided into three pointed sections. These sections often have three to five smaller pointed parts themselves. Each of these smaller parts is 3 to 35 millimeters (about 0.1 to 1.4 inches) long.

Flowers and Fruit

The flowers grow in the leaf axils, which are the spots where leaves join the stem. They form oval-shaped heads that are 5 to 6 millimeters (about 0.2 inches) long. Small, temporary bracts are found at the base of these flower heads.

Each flower is 8 to 10 millimeters (about 0.3 to 0.4 inches) long. They are yellow or creamy-yellow and have a hairy texture. This plant usually flowers from July to December. After flowering, it produces a nut. These nuts are joined together in an oval head, which is about 16 millimeters (about 0.6 inches) long.

How Was Petrophile squamata Named?

The plant Petrophile squamata was first officially described in 1810. This was done by a botanist named Robert Brown. He published his description in the Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.

The second part of its scientific name, squamata, means "scaly". This name was chosen because of the small, scale-like bracts found at the base of the flower heads.

Where Does Petrophile squamata Grow?

Petrophile squamata is a very common plant. It grows in many places across southwestern Western Australia. You can find it in sandy heathlands, shrublands, or woodlands. Its range stretches from the city of Perth all the way to Israelite Bay.

Is Petrophile squamata Endangered?

The Western Australian Government's Department of Parks and Wildlife has looked at the status of this plant. They have classified Petrophile squamata as "not threatened." This means the plant is not currently at risk of disappearing.