Conospermum spectabile E.M.Benn.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Conospermum

Characteristics

Shrub to 80 cm tall. Leaves terete, sigmoid, 15-22 mm long, 0.2-0.4 mm wide, spreading, with scattered hairs especially towards base. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of spikes; bracteoles deltoid, 4.5-7 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, blue, glabrous, ciliate, with an acute apex. Perianth white and blue; tube (5-) 7-10 mm long, woolly; upper lip broadly ovate, 1-1.5 mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, glabrous, blue, ±recurved; lower lip united for 0.7-1 mm, pilose; lobes narrowly oblong to oblong, 0.25-0.5 mm long, 0.1-0.2 mm wide, recurved, pilose. Nut not seen.
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Mature height (meter) 0.8
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Grows in sandy soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Conospermum spectabile world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:990184-1
WFO ID wfo-0000619398
COL ID 5ZVKV
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Synonyms

Conospermum spectabile