Conostylis aculeata

Updated on Dec 21, 2023

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Kingdom Plantae Family Haemodoraceae Rank Species		Order Commelinales Genus Conostylis

Similar Conostylis, Allocasuarina humilis, Dampiera linearis, Hovea trisperma, Allocasuarina fraseriana

Conostylis aculeata, commonly known as prickly conostylis, is a tufted perennial plant species in the family Haemodoraceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Plants grow to between 5 and 60 cm high and produce yellow flowers between August and November in the species native range.

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.

A number of subspecies are recognised:

C. aculeata R.Br. subsp. aculeata

C. aculeata subsp. breviflora Hopper

C. aculeata subsp. bromelioides (Endl.) J.W.Green

C. aculeata subsp. cygnorum Hopper

C. aculeata subsp. echinissima Hopper

C. aculeata subsp. gracilis Hopper

C.aculeata subsp. preissii (Endl.) J.W.Green

C. aculeata subsp. rhipidion J.W.Green

C. aculeata subsp. septentrionora Hopper

C. aculeata subsp. spinuligera (Benth.) Hopper - Spiny Conostylis

References

Conostylis aculeata Wikipedia

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