Petrophile R.Br. ex Knight

Spikes longer than broad, cone-shaped in fruit. Bracts persistent, woody, opening to release the fruits. Perianth tube splitting to the base Petrophile

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Cones axillary, 15–25 mm long, on short peduncles, 10–30 mm long. Perianth and bracts glabrous. Leaves up to 16 cm long; segments spreading but not pungent. Glabrous shrub up to 3 m high. Western Woronora to Robertson Plateau, Blue Mts Heath and DSF. Fl. summer Petrophile pedunculata

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Cones terminal (cones may appear axillary due to new growth above fruit), up to 50 mm long, sessile or nearly so. Bracts pubescent at least when young. Perianth silky-pubescent, 12–14 mm long. Leaves 3–10 cm long