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Conospermum wycherleyi E.M.Benn. subsp. wycherleyi

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

Erect shrub, 0.5-1.5 m high. Fl. white-other, Aug to Oct. White/grey lateritic sand. Sandplains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 August 1995

Scientific Description

Shrubs, 0.5-1 m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, 35-115 mm long, 3-15 mm wide, hairy; lamina flat, widest around the middle, entire, erect. Inflorescences without leaves, the flowers dispersed singly, white, hairy; floral bracts 3-7 mm long, hairy. Perianth 5-7 mm long, irregular, hairy; upper lip 1.5-2.5 mm long; lower lip 1-1.5 mm long, hairy. Nut 3-3.3 mm long. Flowers in August, September or October. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA subregion(s).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 19 January 2024

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Coorow, Three Springs.