Adenanthos meisneri, commonly known as prostrate woollybush, is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2]

Adenanthos meisneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Adenanthos
Section:	Adenanthos sect. Adenanthos
Species:	A. meisneri
Binomial name
Adenanthos meisneri Lehm. ex Meisn.[1]

Description

It usually grows to 1 metre high and has leaves are up to 80 mm in length and about 7 mm wide. The flowers appear predominantly between September and December in the species' native range. These have a red-purple to pale violet perianth (up to 30 mm long) and glandular hairs. The style is up to 40 mm long.[2]

Etymology

The species was first formally described in 1845 by botanist Johann Lehmann in Plantae Preissianae[1] The type specimen was collected from the foot of the Darling Scarp by Ludwig Preiss in 1839.[1]

It is susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback.[3]

References

External links

• "Adenanthos meisneri Lehm. ex Meisn". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• "Adenanthos meisneri Lehm. ex Meisn". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• "Adenanthos meisneri Lehm. ex Meisn". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.

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