Petrophile linearis

Common name: Pixie Mops

Meaning of name:

Petrophile is from the Greek words petros, meaning rock, and phileo, meaning to love. Linearis is Latin for linear.

Distribution:

Occurs in west-coastal areas of the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A shrub to 70 centimetres tall. The pink to mauve flowers are produced from September to November.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2896832

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2299