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Conostylis seorsiflora subsp. longissima Hopper

Reference
Fl.Australia 45:462 (1987)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, cushion forming stoloniferous perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.08-0.16 m high. Fl. yellow, Nov to Dec. Granitic soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 June 1994

Scientific Description

Leaves flat, 50-100 mm long, 0.5-1 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin absent; hairs on the surface of the leaf absent (leaf surfaces glabrous). Scape absent. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 15-22 mm long; floral bracts 7-15 mm long; pedicels present, 1-5 mm long; flowers 12-20 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 8.5-11 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 1-1.2 mm long; anther 4-5 mm long, without an appendage. Style 7-10 mm long. Flowers in November or December. Occurs in the Esperance IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province. Conservation Code Priority Two (P2).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Recherche.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Esperance, Ravensthorpe.