Nodding Geebung | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Persoonia |
Species: | P. nutans |
Binomial name | |
Persoonia nutans R.Br. |
Persoonia nutans, or Nodding Geebung , is a rare shrub native to New South Wales in eastern Australia. It is one of many species first described by Robert Brown.[1] It is currently listed as a endangered species on Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and as a nationally endangered species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[2]