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Conostylis aculeata R.Br. subsp. aculeata

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, usually tufted or proliferous perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.2-0.5 m high, to 0.6 m wide. Fl. yellow, Aug to Nov. Sandy loam, yellow or white/grey sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 June 1994

Scientific Description

Leaves flat, 75-385 mm long, 2-6 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin present, 0.8-2.8 mm long, straight and rigid, diverging outward at around 90°; hairs on the surface of the leaf absent (leaf surfaces glabrous). Scape present, hairy, 120-490 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 9.5-15 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 8-11 mm long; pedicels present, 2-3.5 mm long; flowers 10-12 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 5-7.2 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 1-1.5 mm long; anther 3.5-4.5 mm long, without an appendage. Style 7-10 mm long. Flowers in August, September, October or November. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain, Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Warren and Esperance IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 18 January 2020

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Goomalling, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Kwinana, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Wanneroo, West Arthur, Williams, Woodanilling, York.