Proteaceae Juss.
Petrophile linearis R.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 6 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Ora meridionali-occidentalis, ad rip. Swan River, 1826. D. Carolus Fraser."
taxonomic synonym: Petrophile falcata A.Cunn. ex Meisn. nom. inval., pro syn.
Meisner, C.D.F. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1856), Proteaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 14(1): 267 BHL [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Protea falcata Meisn. nom. inval., pro syn.
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 65 [secondary reference]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 65 [secondary reference]
Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 351, Fig. 128 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Mops [n/a]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 484 (plate), 504 (map) [secondary reference]
common name: pixie mops [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From Latin, linearis, linear, referring to the leaves."
Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16: 185, 187, Figs 53, 96, Map 176 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Petrophile linearis var. microcephala Domin legitimate
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 843 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Mops [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Petrophila linearis R.Br. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Petrophile linearis R.Br. var. linearis legitimate taxonomic synonym: Protea falcata Meisn. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Petrophile falcata A.Cunn. ex Meisn. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Petrophila linearis var. microcephala Domin orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Petrophile linearis var. microcephala Domin legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 152-153, photos 4-6 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Mops [n/a]