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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Common woollybush''
| status =
secure
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Proteales]]
| familia = [[Proteaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Adenanthos]]''
| species = '''''A. cygnorum'''''
| binomial = ''Adenanthos cygnorum''
| binomial_authority = [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
[[Adenanthos cygnorum cygnorum|''A. cygnorum'' subsp. ''cygnorum'']]<br>
[[Adenanthos cygnorum chamaephyton|''A. cygnorum'' subsp. ''chamaephyton'']]
}}
'''''Adenanthos cygnorum''''', commonly known as '''common woollybush''' or just '''[[woollybush]]''', is a tall [[shrub]] in the [[Proteaceae]] family. It is endemic to [[Western Australia]], commonly occurring in the south west of the [[States and territories of Australia|State]] from north of [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]] south to [[Kojanup, Western Australia|Kojanup]]. It is very common on road verges and in disturbed areas of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]].
==Description==
Common woollybush grows as a tall shrub up to three metres high. It has soft grey-green or grey-blue foliage, consisting of closely packed, small, hairy leaves on pliable, hairy stems. It is woolly both in appearance and feel, hence the common name. The leaves have nectar glands at the tips known as '''nectaries'''; these attract [[ant]]s, which play a role in distribution of seed. Like most other ''[[Adenanthos]]'' species, but unusually for Proteaceae, the flowers of common woollybush are not large and showy, but are rather small, dull, and hidden within the foliage.
==Taxonomy==
''Adenanthos cygnorum'' was first collected by the English botanist and plant-collector Allan Cunningham (1791-1839) in 1818 at the Swan River. The specific name ''cygnorum'' comes from the [[Latin]] ''cygnus'' meaning ''swan'', and refers to the [[Swan River Colony]].
===subspecies===
There are two subspecies: [[Adenanthos cygnorum cygnorum|''Adenanthos cygnorum'' subsp. ''cygnorum'']] and [[Adenanthos cygnorum chamaephyton|''Adenanthos cygnorum'' subsp. ''chamaephyton'']]. The latter is a prostrate, mat-forming shrub; it is rare and poorly known, and some populations are under threat, but is not currently considered endangered.
==References==
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==External links==
{{wikispecies|Adenanthos cygnorum}}
* {{Flora of Australia Online|name=Adenanthos cygnorum|id=2385}}
* {{FloraBase|name=Adenanthos cygnorum|id=1775}}
* {{cite book|author=Powell, Robert | title=Leaf and Branch: Trees and Tall Shrubs of Perth| publisher=Department of Conservation and Land Management|location=Perth, Western Australia | year=[[1990]] | id=ISBN 0-7309-3916-2}}
[[Category:Proteaceae]]
[[Category:Proteales of Australia]]
[[Category:Flora of Western Australia]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Common woollybush''
| status =
secure
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Proteales]]
| familia = [[Proteaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Adenanthos]]''
| species = '''''A. cygnorum'''''
| binomial = ''Adenanthos cygnorum''
| binomial_authority = [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
[[Adenanthos cygnorum cygnorum|''A. cygnorum'' subsp. ''cygnorum'']]<br>
[[Adenanthos cygnorum chamaephyton|''A. cygnorum'' subsp. ''chamaephyton'']]
}}
'''''Adenanthos cygnorum''''', commonly known as '''common woollybush''' or just '''[[woollybush]]''', is a tall [[shrub]] in the [[Proteaceae]] family. It is endemic to [[Western Australia]], commonly occurring in the south west of the [[States and territories of Australia|State]] from north of [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]] south to [[Kojanup, Western Australia|Kojanup]]. It is very common on road verges and in disturbed areas of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]].
==Description==
Common woollybush grows as a tall shrub up to three metres high. It has soft grey-green or grey-blue foliage, consisting of closely packed, small, hairy leaves on pliable, hairy stems. It is woolly both in appearance and feel, hence the common name. The leaves have nectar glands at the tips known as '''nectaries'''; these attract [[ant]]s, which play a role in distribution of seed. Like most other ''[[Adenanthos]]'' species, but unusually for Proteaceae, the flowers of common woollybush are not large and showy, but are rather small, dull, and hidden within the foliage.
==Taxonomy==
''Adenanthos cygnorum'' was first collected by the English botanist and plant-collector Allan Cunningham (1791-1839) in 1818 at the Swan River. The specific name ''cygnorum'' comes from the [[Latin]] ''cygnus'' meaning ''swan'', and refers to the [[Swan River Colony]].
===subspecies===
There are two subspecies: [[Adenanthos cygnorum cygnorum|''Adenanthos cygnorum'' subsp. ''cygnorum'']] and [[Adenanthos cygnorum chamaephyton|''Adenanthos cygnorum'' subsp. ''chamaephyton'']]. The latter is a prostrate, mat-forming shrub; it is rare and poorly known, and some populations are under threat, but is not currently considered endangered.
==References==
<!-- ----------------------------------------------------------
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for a
discussion of different citation methods and how to generate
footnotes using the <ref>, </ref> and <reference /> tags
----------------------------------------------------------- -->
<div class="references-small">
<references />
</div>
{{unreferenced|date=October 2006}}
==External links==
{{wikispecies|Adenanthos cygnorum}}
* {{Flora of Australia Online|name=Adenanthos cygnorum|id=2385}}
* {{FloraBase|name=Adenanthos cygnorum|id=1775}}
* {{cite book|author=Powell, Robert | title=Leaf and Branch: Trees and Tall Shrubs of Perth| publisher=Department of Conservation and Land Management|location=Perth, Western Australia | year=[[1990]] | id=ISBN 0-7309-3916-2}}
[[Category:Proteaceae]]
[[Category:Proteales of Australia]]
[[Category:Flora of Western Australia]]