Conostylis villosa is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, greyish-green, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south west of Western Australia. It has flat leaves and yellow flowers aging purplish-red.
Conostylis villosa is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial greyish-green, grass-like plant or herb with small tufts. It has flat leaves long, wide with soft, shaggy hairs up to long. Heads of many flowers are borne on a flowering stem long, the flowers long and yellow, aging to purplish-red. The anthers are about long. Flowering occurs in September and October.[1] [2]
Conostylis teretiuscula was first formally described in 1873 by George Bentham in his Flora Australiensis, from specimens collected by James Drummond.[3] [4] The specific epithet (villosa) means "with long, soft hairs".[5]
This species of conostylis grows in heath and scrub in scattered places between Yerecoin and Wickepin in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[1] [2]
Conostylis villosa is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.