Petrophile shirleyae F.M.Bailey

Shrub to over 1 m tall. Leaves mostly 10-20 cm long, divided pinnately 2-3 times into many cylindrical segments. Flower clusters ovoid, terminal, or sometimes paired, to about 5 cm long. Flowers about 1 cm long, white or pale cream; spring to summer. Fruiting cones ovoid, to about 8 cm long.

Qld.

Source: Spencer, R.; Molyneux, B.; Mathews, D. (2002). Proteaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Proteanae
order      Proteales
family       Proteaceae
genus        Petrophile Knight