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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. ellipticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conospermum ellipticum Sm. | |
Conospermum ellipticum is a species of flowering plant in family Proteaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with hairy, elliptic leaves, panicles of cream-coloured to white flowers and golden, hairy nuts.
Description
Conospermum ellipticum is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 50–80 cm (20–31 in) and has wand-like branches, sometimes covered with woolly hairs. The leaves are erect to spreading, elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 5–25 mm (0.20–0.98 in) long and 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) wide with a tapering tip. The flowers are arranged in panicles on a white, hairy peduncle 15–26 mm (0.59–1.02 in) long with bracteoles 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 2.5–3.0 mm (0.098–0.118 in) wide. The perianth is densely covered with soft, white hairs and joined at the base to form a tube 3.5–4.0 mm (0.14–0.16 in) long. The upper lobe is egg-shaped, sac-like, densely covered with soft, white hairs, 1.5–2.1 mm (0.059–0.083 in) long and 1.5–1.75 mm (0.059–0.069 in) long. The lower lip is joined for 1.0–1.25 mm (0.039–0.049 in) with lobes 1.25–1.75 mm (0.049–0.069 in) long and 0.5–0.75 mm (0.020–0.030 in) wide. Flowering occurs in spring, and the fruit is a nut 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long and covered with golden hairs.
Taxonomy
Conospermum ellipticum was first formally described in 1808 by James Edward Smith in The Cyclopaedia from specimens collected by John White. The specific epithet (ellipticum) means 'elliptic'.
Distribution and habitat
This species of Conospermum grows in wet heath on shallow sandy soil on sandstone, mainly in coastal areas between Broken Bay and Jervis Bay.
References
- "Conospermum ellipticum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Mackay, David; Bennett, Eleanor M. "Conospermum ellipticum". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Bennett, Eleanor M. "Conospermum ellipticum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (2000). "Ecology of Sydney plant species 7b: Dicotyledon families Proteaceae to Rubiaceae" (PDF). Cunninghamia. 6 (4): 1041. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Conospermum ellipticum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- Smith, James Edward (1808). Rees, Abraham (ed.). The Cyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- George, Alex; Sharr, Francis (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780958034180.
External links
Media related to Conospermum ellipticum at Wikimedia Commons
