Conostylis petrophiloides
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| Conostylis petrophiloides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Conostylis |
| Species: | C. petrophiloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Conostylis petrophiloides | |
Conostylis petrophiloides 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, glabrous leaves, and yellowish-cream coloured, tubular flowers.
Conostylis petrophiloides is a rhizomatous, perennial, grass-like plant or herb with tufts up to 50–100 mm (2.0–3.9 in) wide and short stems. Its leaves are flat, 150–300 mm (5.9–11.8 in) long, 1.0–4.5 mm (0.039–0.177 in) wide and glabrous, apart from bristles or hairs on the leaf margins. The flowers are borne in a loose heads on a flowering stem 40–170 mm (1.6–6.7 in) long with a bract 20–30 mm (0.79–1.18 in) long with many flowers, each flower 12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in) long. The perianth is creamy-yellow, with lobes 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) long, the anthers 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long and the style 10.0–13.5 mm (0.39–0.53 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to November.[2][3][4]