Adenanthos pungens

Short description: Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to the south-west of Western Australia

Adenanthos pungens

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Order:  | Proteales
Family:  | Proteaceae
Genus:  | Adenanthos
Section:  | Adenanthos sect. Adenanthos
Species:  |

A. pungens

Binomial name
Adenanthos pungens

Meisn.[1]

Adenanthos pungens ssp. effusus.

Adenanthos pungens, the spiky adenanthos, is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 1.1 Subspecies
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Description

The species may be prostrate or erect in habit. The stiff, prickly and terete leaves are 30 mm in length and 1 to 2 mm in diameter. The flowers appear in clusters at the ends of the branchlets. These have a 30 mm long perianth which is either pale pink and cream or deeper pink. Styles are about 40 mm long, with or without hairs at the tips.[3]

The species was first formally described in 1845 in Plantae Preissianae by Carl Meissner.[1]

### Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

* A. pungens subsp. effusus \- erect habit with dark pink flowers.[3]
* A. pungens subsp. pungens \- prostrate habit with pale pink flowers.[3]

Both subspecies are highly susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback.[4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Adenanthos pungens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Adenanthos+pungens.
2. ↑ "Adenanthos pungens Meisn.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1793.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Adenanthos pungens Meisn.". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45051.
4. ↑ "Part 2, Appendix 4: The responses of native Australian plant species to Phytophthora cinnamomi" (PDF). Management of Phytophthora cinnamomi for Biodiversity Conservation in Australia. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. 2006. http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/23925ac2-8fda-4036-aa56-5451f5d8b06d/files/appendix4.pdf.

## External links

* "Adenanthos pungens Meisn.". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=.
* "Adenanthos pungens Meisn.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/.
* "Adenanthos pungens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Adenanthos+pungens.

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