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'''''Conospermum nervosum''''' is a |
'''''Conospermum nervosum''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Western Australia]].<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase | name = ''Conospermum nervosum'' | id = 1878}}</ref> |
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The erect many-branched shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.3|to|0.6|m|ft|1}}. It blooms between May and February producing purple-pink-blue flowers.<ref name=FloraBase/> The variable leaves have a length of {{cvt|1.5|to|3|cm}}. The blue or sometime pale pink [[perianth]] is glabrous or slightly hairy.<ref name=wild/> |
The erect many-branched shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.3|to|0.6|m|ft|1}}. It blooms between May and February producing purple-pink-blue flowers.<ref name=FloraBase/> The variable leaves have a length of {{cvt|1.5|to|3|cm}}. The blue or sometime pale pink [[perianth]] is glabrous or slightly hairy.<ref name=wild/> |
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The species was first formally described by the botanist [[Carl Meissner]] in 1855 as part of the work by [[William Jackson Hooker]] ''New Proteaceae of Australia'' as published in ''Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany''. There are four synonyms; ''Conospermum diffusum'', ''Conospermum nervosum'' var. ''subspathulatum'', ''Conospermum nervosum'' var. ''nervosum'' and ''Conospermum nervosum'' var. ''ovalifolium''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2909825#names|title=''Conospermum nervosum'' Meisn.| |
The species was first formally described by the botanist [[Carl Meissner]] in 1855 as part of the work by [[William Jackson Hooker]] ''New Proteaceae of Australia'' as published in ''Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany''. There are four synonyms; ''Conospermum diffusum'', ''Conospermum nervosum'' var. ''subspathulatum'', ''Conospermum nervosum'' var. ''nervosum'' and ''Conospermum nervosum'' var. ''ovalifolium''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2909825#names|title=''Conospermum nervosum'' Meisn.|access-date=1 December 2018|work=Atlas of Living Australia|publisher=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]]}}</ref> |
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It is found on hill slopes and sand plains along the west coast to the north of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] in the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.<ref name=FloraBase/> It is part of [[kwongan]] communities.<ref name=wild>{{cite book|title=Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia|author1=Margaret G. Corrick|author2=Bruce Alexander Fuhrer|year=2009|publisher=Rosenburg publishing|ISBN=9781877058844}}</ref> |
It is found on hill slopes and sand plains along the west coast to the north of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] in the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.<ref name=FloraBase/> It is part of [[kwongan]] communities.<ref name=wild>{{cite book|title=Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia|author1=Margaret G. Corrick|author2=Bruce Alexander Fuhrer|year=2009|publisher=Rosenburg publishing|ISBN=9781877058844}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:12, 1 August 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Conospermum |
| Species: | C. nervosum
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Conospermum nervosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect many-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (1.0 to 2.0 ft). It blooms between May and February producing purple-pink-blue flowers.[1] The variable leaves have a length of 1.5 to 3 cm (0.59 to 1.18 in). The blue or sometime pale pink perianth is glabrous or slightly hairy.[2]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Carl Meissner in 1855 as part of the work by William Jackson Hooker New Proteaceae of Australia as published in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. There are four synonyms; Conospermum diffusum, Conospermum nervosum var. subspathulatum, Conospermum nervosum var. nervosum and Conospermum nervosum var. ovalifolium.[3]
It is found on hill slopes and sand plains along the west coast to the north of Perth in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1] It is part of kwongan communities.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Conospermum nervosum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Margaret G. Corrick; Bruce Alexander Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Rosenburg publishing. ISBN 9781877058844.
- ^ "Conospermum nervosum Meisn". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
External links
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Media related to Conospermum nervosum at Wikimedia Commons
