Conospermum mitchellii
| Victorian smokebush | |
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| Conospermum mitchellii at Anglesea Heath | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Conospermum |
| Species: | C. mitchellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Conospermum mitchellii Meisn. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Conospermum elongatum E.M.Benn. | |
Conospermum mitchellii, commonly known as Victorian smokebush is a shrub which is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres high and has linear leaves that are 5 to 20 cm long and 0.8 to 3.5 mm wide. The flowers are bluish-grey in bud and open to white. These appear between July and December (mid winter to early summer) in its native range. [1]
The species was formally described in 1856 by Swiss botanist Carl Meissner in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[2] The type specimen was collected during Thomas Livingston Mitchell's 1836 expedition.[1] It occurs in the Lower Glenelg National Park, Grampians National Park and near Anglesea.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Conospermum mitchellii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Conospermum mitchellii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ↑ Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
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