Stats

Lifespan

10-20 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal heathland

Range

Western Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Hairy Leaves

Status

Rare

About

This soft shrub grows along the sandy southern coast of Western Australia. Its fine, silver hairs trap morning dew to hydrate the plant during long dry spells.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales

Family

Proteaceae

Genus

Adenanthos

Species

Adenanthos sericeus