Isopogon sphaerocephalus

Drumstick isopogon
Isopogon sphaerocephalus in the John Forrest National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Isopogon
Species: I. sphaerocephalus
Binomial name
Isopogon sphaerocephalus
Lindl[1]
Synonyms

Atylus sphaerocephalus (Lindl.) Kuntze
Isopogon eriocladus Gand.
Isopogon ovoideus Gand.

Isopogon sphaerocephalus, the drumstick isopogon, is a small shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually between 0.5 and 1.5 metres high and produces cream to yellow flowers between July and January in the species native range.[2]

The species was first formally described by botanist John Lindley in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony in 1839.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Isopogon sphaerocephalus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ↑ "Isopogon sphaerocephalus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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