Conostylis hiemalis is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has flat leaves, usually with woolly grey hairs at the base, and pale yellow to cream-coloured, tubular flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Conostylis |
| Species: | C. hiemalis
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Description
editConostylis hiemalis is a rhizomatous, tufted, perennial, grass-like plant or herb. It has flat leaves 100–180 mm (3.9–7.1 in) long and 1.5–4 mm (0.059–0.157 in) wide, sometimes with grey woolly hairs at the base, and with 2 rows on hairs on the edges of the leaves. The flower stems are 70–400 mm (2.8–15.7 in) long and about the same length as the leaves. The perianth is 6.5–12 mm (0.26–0.47 in) long with pale yellow to cream-coloured lobes 3.5–5.5 mm (0.14–0.22 in) long. The anthers are 1.5–4 mm (0.059–0.157 in) long and the style 6.5–9.5 mm (0.26–0.37 in) long. Flowering occurs from June to August.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
editConostylis hiemalis was first formally described in 1987 by Stephen Hopper in the Flora of Australia from specimens he collected south-east of Dongara in 1975.[4][5] The specific epithet (hiemalis) means "wintry", referring to the flowering time.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis conostylis grows in sand or sandy soils often in winter-wet areas between Dandaragan and the Irwin River in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Conostylis hiemalis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Conostylis hiemalis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Hopper, S.D; Purdie, R.W; George, A.S; Patrick, S.J. "Conostylis hiemalis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Conostylis hiemalis Hopper". APNI. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Hopper, S.D; Purdie, R.W; George, A.S; Patrick, S.J. "Conostylis hiemalis" (PDF). Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. pp. 106–108. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780958034180.