Biology:Conospermum undulatum

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Short description: Species of Australian shrub

Conospermum undulatum
Conospermum undulatum - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Conospermum
Species:
C. undulatum
Binomial name
Conospermum undulatum
Lindl.[2]

Conospermum undulatum is a shrub in the Proteaceae family, endemic to Western Australia,[2][3] first described by John Lindley in 1839.[4]

The erect and compact shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2.0 metres (2.0 to 6.6 ft). It blooms between May and October producing white flowers.

It is found in a small area in the hills of the Darling Range in Perth in Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils.[2]

This species is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Commonwealth of Australia; Department of the Environment. "Conospermum undulatum — Wavy-leaved Smokebush" (in en). http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=24435. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Conospermum undulatum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/13999. 
  3. E.M.Bennett (2020). "Conospermum undulatum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Conospermum%20undulatum. 
  4. Lindley, J. (1839). A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. pp. xxxi. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6014005. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15574692 entry