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Conostylis argentea is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial plant species in the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[3] In July and August it produces white to cream flowers in the species' native range.[3]

Conostylis argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Haemodoraceae
Genus:	Conostylis
Species:	C. argentea
Binomial name
Conostylis argentea (J.W.Green) Hopper[1][2]
Occurrence data from AVH

Description

According to FloraBase, the terete leaves are 8 to 13 cm long and about 1 mm wide. The leaves have neither bristles nor hairs on the leaf margin nor on the surface of the leaf,[3] but according to Flora of Australia online, the leaves are flat and villous (covered in long soft hairs).[4] There is no scape. The inflorescence is subtended by a bract 10-12 mm long, with one flower. The floral bracts are 10-12 mm long and have sessile pedicels. The radially symmetric flowers are 35-65 mm long, with hairy perianths, are white to cream, with six roughly equal tepals. There are six stamens, all at one level, having filaments which are 7-8 mm long. The anthers have no appendages and are 5.5-5.7 mm long. The style is 25-38 mm long. The plant flowers in July/August.[3]

Distribution

It is found in the Coolgardie, Avon Wheatbelt, Mallee and Esperance plains IBRA bioregion(s), in the South-west Botanical Province.[3]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1961 by John Green as a subspecies, Conostylis androstemma subsp. argentea.[5][6] In 1987, Stephen Hopper raised it to species status as Conostylis argentea.[1][2]

References

External links

• Conostylis Esperance Wildflowers (Photographs & descriptions of six Conostylis species, including C. argentea)

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