Adenanthos sericeus ssp sericeus Coastal Woollybush Endemic
At first this seemed to be a shrub not in flower but closer examination showed that it had lots of single florets amongst the soft needle shaped leaves. This is normal and the flowers look like tiny red flamingos poking out of a Christmas Tree. The needle shaped leaves are covered in hairs hence the English name: Woollybush.
There are two sub species of this plant and this is commoner of the two found on the coast in a a small area around the Albany only.
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Frenchman's Bay, Albany, Western Australia 21st September 2012
Added on March 15th 2013, updated 18th July 2014