Flora Great Southern WAAdenanthos obovatus (Basket Flower) Anigozanthos flavidus (Tall Kangaroo Paw) Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia nutans var. cernuella Billardiera fusiformis (Australian Bluebell)
Adenanthos obovatus has a number of common name including Basket Flower, Glandflower, Jugflower and Stick-in-the-jug. It is also known as Cheeuk, an Aboriginal name used In the King George Sound region of Western Australia.
Belonging to the family Proteaceae, it is endemic to Southwest Australia.
It is a many-stemmed spreading bush, growing up to 1 m high and about 1.5 m wide. It has fine bright green oval shaped foliage., with red flowers, that usually appears from April to December.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Charophyta
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Proteanae
- Order: Proteales
- Family: Proteaceae
- Genus: Adenanthos
- Species: Adenanthos obovatus
Footnote & References
- Adenanthos obovatus (Basket flower or Cheeuk), Great Southern Region WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Adenanthos obovatus Labill., Basket Flower, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2897492
Flora Great Southern WAAdenanthos obovatus (Basket Flower) Anigozanthos flavidus (Tall Kangaroo Paw) Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia nutans var. cernuella Billardiera fusiformis (Australian Bluebell)
Western AustraliaThe Batavia Coast and Midwest WA Bungle Bungles – Purnululu National Park Great Southern WA Stirling Range National Park