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Petrophile sessilis
Conesticks
As recorded: Petrophile sessilis Sieber ex Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Proteales › Proteaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; NULL
- Collector number
- 24555
- Date
- December 23, 1950
- Locality
- near Southerland, 15 mi S of Sydney
- Island
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Elevation
- 122 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1950, St.John, H.; NULL also collected 3 other specimens.
Petrophile sessilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 155 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29
Morton, Shoalhaven - Pt B, AU-NS, AU
(c) gregmccroary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Booderee Botanic Gardens, Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) Hauke Koch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31
Shoalhaven - Pt B, AU-NS, AU
(c) Damian Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16
Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) Alex Martine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-13
Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) Isophile, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Vincentia, NSW, AU
(c) Ciaran Ernst-Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Petrophile sessilis. BISH 171547. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546522507. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/171547.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546522507 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
