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Conospermum capitatum

(Conospermum capitatum)

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Description

Conospermum capitatum is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. The erect non-lignotuberous shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.5 metres (0.5 to 1.6 ft). It blooms between August and December producing cream-yellow and brown-red flowers. It is found on hill slopes and winter-wet flat areas in the Wheatbelt, Peel, South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy, loamy and clay soils often over laterite. There are two subspecies: - Conospermum capitatum subsp. glabratum - Conospermum capitatum subsp. velutinum

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Conospermum
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