Prickly toothbrush (Petrophile shuttleworthiana)
Description
Petrophile shuttleworthiana is an upright, open shrub that can reach around 2 m (7 ft) tall. Its branches and leaves are glabrous, the leaves about 3.5–7 mm (0.1–0.3 in) long, deeply divided into between 3 and 7 rigid lobes, each with a sharp point on the end. Individual flowers are about 11 mm (0.4 in) long, cream, creamy white or yellow and glabrous
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Proteales
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Family: Proteaceae
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Genus: Petrophile
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