Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Family
Proteaceae
Genus
Synaphea
Specific Epithet
spinulosa
Authorship
(Burm.fil.) Merr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#260,133 of 335,497
Top 78%
Extinction probability
6%
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 c. 0.5 m or less. Fabulous area of Proteaceae and many W. A. endemics on white sand.