Conostylis stylidioides is a rhizomatous, stoloniferous, perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the west of Western Australia. It has flat leaves and yellow, tube-shaped flowers.
| Conostylis stylidioides | |
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| Near the Greenough River | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Conostylis |
| Species: | C. stylidioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Conostylis stylidioides | |
Description
editConostylis stylidioides is a rhizomatous, much-branched, perennial grass-like plant or herb with stolons up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long. It has flat leaves usually 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long but sometimes up to 50 mm (2.0 in) long, 0.4–0.9 mm (0.016–0.035 in) wide and covered with woolly grey hairs when young. The flowers are 7.5–13 mm (0.30–0.51 in) long and borne singly on a flowering stem 30–240 mm (1.2–9.4 in) long, the flowers yellow with lobes 2.5–60 mm (0.098–2.362 in) long. The anthers are 1.0–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long and the style is 6.5–9 mm (0.26–0.35 in) long. Flowering occurs in August and September.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editConostylis stylidioides was first formally described in 1873 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae, from specimens collected by George Maxwell near the Murchison River.[5] The specific epithet (stylidioides) means "Stylidium-like".[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species of conostylis grows in sandy soil in mallee scrub along the coast from Dirk Hartog Island to Geraldton and inland as far as Yuna in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo bioregions of western Western Australia.[2][3][4]
Conservation status
editConostylis stylidioides is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Conostylis stylidioides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Conostylis stylidioides". 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 stylidioides" (PDF). Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. p. 79. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b Hopper, S.D; Purdie, R.W; George, A.S; Patrick, S.J. "Conostylis stylidioides". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Conostylis stylidioides". APNI. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 315. ISBN 9780958034180.