Conostylis aculeata
| Conostylis aculeata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Conostylis |
| Species: | C. aculeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Conostylis aculeata R.Br.[1] | |
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.[2]
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.[1]
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
- 1 2 "Conostylis aculeata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Conostylis aculeata". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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