Conostylis serrulata explained

Conostylis serrulata is a flowering plant in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small perennial with yellow cream flowers and flat, green leaves.

Description

Conostylis serrulata is a small, tufted perennial growing from a rhizome and a grass-like habit growing to high. It usually has small, stiff, straight branches arising from the base. The leaves are long, and wide, hairs on the margins long and a smooth surface. The creamish yellow flowers are long, pedicels long, bracts long, and six stamens. Flowering occurs in late winter, September or October.[1]

Taxonomy and naming

Conostylis serrulata was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[2] [3] The specific epithet (serrulata) is in reference to the "finely serrate" leaves.[4]

Distribution and habitat

This conostylis grows in laterite gravel on the south coast of Western Australia.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hollister . C. . Thiele . K.R . Conostylis serrulata . Florabase-the Western Australian Flora . Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions . 11 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Conostylis serrulata . Australian Plant Name Index . 11 October 2021.
  3. Brown . Robert . Conostylis serrulata . Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 . 1810 . 300 . 11 October 2021.
  4. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 306 . 3rd.