Petrophile linearis R.Br. belongs to the Proteaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 13366

October 22, 2016

Location

Australia, Western Australia

-32.031056, 115.970861

Location Remarks

Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.

Collectors

Kevin Thiele, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Low shrub, less than a m. Fabulous area of Proteaceae and many W. A. endemics on white sand.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales

Family

Proteaceae

Genus

Petrophile

Specific Epithet

linearis

Authorship

R.Br.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#95,339 of 335,497

Top 29%

Extinction probability

14%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →