This native shrub
is commonly known as
conesticks.
Petrophile shirleyae
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Proteaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 16 Fraser Coast localities: Walligan, Wondunna, Burrum Heads, Prawle, Pacific Haven, Dundowran, Urangan, Beelbi Creek, Poona, Talegalla Weir, Tinnanbar, K'gari, Susan River, Boonooroo Plains, Tuan Forest, Walliebum.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
