| Conospermum coerulescens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Conospermum |
| Species: | C. coerulescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Conospermum coerulescens | |
Conospermum coerulescens is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect non-lignotuberous shrub typically grows to a height of 1.2 metres (3.9 ft). It blooms between July and February producing blue flowers. The leaves are filiform to narrow lanceolate in shape.
It is found on sand plains and low hills in the Great Southern regions of Western Australia between Albany and the Fitzgerald River National Park where it grows in sandy to loamy soils often over gravelly laterite.[1]
There are three known subspecies:
- Conospermum coerulescens subsp. adpressum
- Conospermum coerulescens subsp. coerulescens
- Conospermum coerulescens subsp. dorrienii
References
- 1 2 "Conospermum coerulescens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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