Persoonia cordifolia
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| Persoonia cordifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Persoonia |
| Species: | P. cordifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Persoonia cordifolia | |
Persoonia cordifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, rounded to spreading shrub with smooth, mottled grey bark, broadly heart-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers borne in groups of two to eight along a rachis up to 25 mm (0.98 in) long.
Persoonia cordifolia is an erect, rounded to spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) with many stems arising from the base and has smooth, mottled grey bark. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, broadly heart-shaped, 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) long and 6–13 mm (0.24–0.51 in) wide. The flowers are arranged in groups of two to eight along a rachis up to 25 mm (0.98 in) long that grows into a leafy shoot after flowering, each flower on a pedicel 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long. The tepals are bright yellow, about 11 mm (0.43 in) long with bright yellow anthers. Flowering occurs from December to January.[2][3][4][5]