Conostylis aculeata

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]

Conostylis aculeata
artist:W.J. Hooker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Conostylis
Species:
C. aculeata
Binomial name
Conostylis aculeata
Occurrence data from AVH

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. "Conostylis aculeata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. "Conostylis aculeata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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