Conostylis breviscapa
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| Conostylis breviscapa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Conostylis |
| Species: | C. breviscapa |
| Binomial name | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Conostylis breviscapa is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, 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, hairy, tubular flowers.
Conostylis breviscapa is a tufted, perennial, grass-like plant or herb or multi-stemmed plant forming clumps 11–30 cm (4.3–11.8 in) wide and up to 30 cm (12 in) high. The leaves are flat, typically 70–300 mm (2.8–11.8 in) long and 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) wide with feather-like hairs on the edges. The flower stem is up to 65 mm (2.6 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 2.0–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long. The flowers are 9.5–11 mm (0.37–0.43 in) long and the perianth is yellow with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 4.5–7.5 mm (0.18–0.30 in) long. There are six stamens and the style is 4.0–4.8 mm (0.16–0.19 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to December or January.[2][3]