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'''''Adenanthos''''' is a [[genus]] of [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the family [[Proteaceae]]. There are 33 species in the genus, 31 of which are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to southwestern [[Western Australia]]. ''Adenanthos'' species vary in form from prostrate shrubs to trees up to three metres tall. They are evergreen, with small, often hairy, leaves. The leaves have nectar glands, usually at the tip but in some species all over the leaf surface. These attract [[ant]]s, which play a role in distribution of ''Adenanthos'' seeds. Unusually for members of the Proteaceae family, ''Adenanthos'' do not have large showy flowers; the flowers are small, dull, and often hidden within the foliage. The common name for the genus is '''stick-in-jug''', but this name is not often heard. A number of the better known species bear the common name [[woollybush]], and this has become the common name most often associated with the genus. The genus name comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''aden'', (''gland'') and ''anthos'' (''flower''), and refers to the [[gland]]s at the base of the [[ovary (plants)|ovary]]. Adenanthos species are widely distributed throughout the southwest corner of Western Australia, near the coast from [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]] to [[Esperance, Western Australia|Esperance]], and inland to [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]]. The two species that occur outside this region are ''[[Adenanthos terminalis]]'', which extends along the south coast through [[South Australia]] and into western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]; and ''[[Adenanthos macropodianus]]'', which is endemic to [[Kangaroo Island]]. ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== *''[[Adenanthos acanthophyllus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos apiculatus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos argyreus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos barbiger]]'' *''[[Adenanthos cacomorphus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos cuneatus]]'' - Coastal Jugflower *''[[Adenanthos cygnorum]]'' - Common Woollybush *''[[Adenanthos detmoldii]]'' - Scott River Jugflower *''[[Adenanthos dobagii]]'' *''[[Adenanthos dobsonii]]'' - Fitzgerald Woollybush *''[[Adenanthos drummondii]]'' *''[[Adenanthos ellipticus]]'' - Oval-leaf Adenanthos *''[[Adenanthos eyrei]]'' - Toolinna Adenanthos *''[[Adenanthos filifolius]]'' *''[[Adenanthos flavidiflorus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos forrestii]]'' *''[[Adenanthos glabrescens]]'' *''[[Adenanthos gracilipes]]'' *''[[Adenanthos ileticos]]'' - Club-leaf Adenanthos *''[[Adenanthos labillardierei]]'' *''[[Adenanthos linearis]]'' *''[[Adenanthos macropodianus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos meisneri]]'' *''[[Adenanthos obovatus]]'' - Basket Flower *''[[Adenanthos oreophilus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos pungens]]'' *''[[Adenanthos sericeus]]'' - Woolly Bush *''[[Adenanthos stictus]]'' *''[[Adenanthos terminalis]]'' *''[[Adenanthos velutinus]]'' - Velvet Woollybush *''[[Adenanthos venosus]]'' ;Naturally-occurring hybrids *''[[Adenanthos × cunninghamii]]'' - Albany Woollybush *''[[Adenanthos × pamela]]'' ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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