Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum

Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Conospermum
Species:
C. stoechadis
Subspecies:
C. s. subsp. sclerophyllum
Trinomial name
Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum
(Lindl.) E.M.Benn.

Description

As with other forms of C. stoechadis, it grows as an erect, multi-stemmed shrub, with a lignotuber. It has slender needle-like leaves from two to 17 centimetres long and 0.6 to 2.25 millimetres wide, and panicles of white flowers.[1][2] This subspecies grows to a height of from 0.3 to 1.5 metres, rarely to 2.5 metres, and has tomentose, grey leaves.[3][4]

Taxonomy

It was first published at species rank as Conospermum sclerophyllum, in John Lindley's 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, based on unspecified material.[5] In 1995, Eleanor Bennett demoted it to a subspecies of C. stoechadis in her treatment of Conospermum for the Flora of Australia series of monographs.[6][7]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on sandplains of white, grey or yellow sand, or amongst laterite. It extends from Jurien Bay, east to Kulin, and south as far as Wickepin.[3][4]

Ecology

It is not considered threatened.[4]

References
  1. "Conospermum stoechadis Endl". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  2. "Conospermum stoechadis Endl". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum (Lindl.) E.M.Benn". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  4. "Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum (Lindl.) E.M.Benn". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. Lindley, John (1839). "A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony". Appendix to the first twenty-three volumes of Edwards's Botanical Register. London: James Ridgeway.
  6. "Conospermum sclerophyllum Lindl". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  7. "Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum (Lindl.) E.M.Benn". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.


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