Biology:Conospermum capitatum

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Short description: Species of Australian shrub in the family Proteaceae

Conospermum capitatum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Conospermum
Species:
C. capitatum
Binomial name
Conospermum capitatum
R.Br.

Conospermum capitatum is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect non-lignotuberous shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.5 metres (0.5 to 1.6 ft). It blooms between August and December producing cream-yellow and brown-red flowers.

It is found on hill slopes and winter-wet flat areas in the Wheatbelt, Peel, South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy, loamy and clay soils often over laterite.[1]

There are two subspecies:

  • Conospermum capitatum subsp. glabratum
  • Conospermum capitatum subsp. velutinum

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15573599 entry