Petrophile R.Br. ex Knight >

Spikes longer than broad, cone-shaped in fruit. Bracts persistent, woody, opening to release the fruits. Perianth tube splitting to the base Petrophile
consider the other alternative
Cones axillary, 15–25 mm long, on short peduncles, 10–30 mm long. Perianth and bracts glabrous. Leaves up to 16 cm long; segments spreading but not pungent. Glabrous shrub up to 3 m high. Western Woronora to Robertson Plateau, Blue Mts Heath and DSF. Fl. summer Petrophile pedunculata