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Conospermum caeruleum subsp. oblanceolatum E.M.Benn.

Reference
Fl.Australia 16:483 (1995)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Straggly, non-lignotuberous shrub, 0.15-1 m high. Fl. blue, Jun to Nov. Sandy soils, stony clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 July 1996

Scientific Description

Shrubs, 0.20-0.50 m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, 65-140 mm long, 8-18 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, clearly widest above the middle, entire, erect. Inflorescences without leaves, the flowers aggregated into distinct clusters, the clusters stalked, pink or blue, hairy; floral bracts 2.5-3.5 mm long, hairy. Perianth 5-8 mm long, irregular, hairy; upper lip 2.5-3.5 mm long, glabrous; lower lip 1.5-2.2 mm long, glabrous. Nut 2-2.3 mm long. Flowers in June, July, August, September, October or November. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Jarrah Forest (JF) or Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Gnowangerup, Plantagenet.