Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Conospermum
Species:	C. stoechadis
Subspecies:	C. s. subsp. sclerophyllum
Trinomial name
Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum (Lindl.) E.M.Benn.

Description

As with other forms of C. stoechadis, it grows as an erect, multi-stemmed shrub, with a lignotuber. It has slender needle-like leaves from two to 17 centimetres long and 0.6 to 2.25 millimetres wide, and panicles of white flowers.[1][2] This subspecies grows to a height of from 0.3 to 1.5 metres, rarely to 2.5 metres, and has tomentose, grey leaves.[3][4]

Taxonomy

It was first published at species rank as Conospermum sclerophyllum, in John Lindley's 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, based on unspecified material.[5] In 1995, Eleanor Bennett demoted it to a subspecies of C. stoechadis in her treatment of Conospermum for the Flora of Australia series of monographs.[6][7]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on sandplains of white, grey or yellow sand, or amongst laterite. It extends from Jurien Bay, east to Kulin, and south as far as Wickepin.[3][4]

Ecology

It is not considered threatened.[4]

References

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