Conospermum mitchellii
| Victorian smokebush | |
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| Conospermum mitchellii at Anglesea Heath | |
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| Species: | C. mitchellii
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Conospermum elongatum E.M.Benn. | |
Conospermum mitchellii, commonly known as Victorian smokebush is a shrub which is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres high and has linear leaves that are 5 to 20 cm long and 0.8 to 3.5 mm wide. The flowers are bluish-grey in bud and open to white. These appear between July and December (mid winter to early summer) in its native range.[1]
The species was formally described in 1856 by Swiss botanist Carl Meissner in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[2] The type specimen was collected during Thomas Livingston Mitchell's 1836 expedition.[1] It occurs in the Lower Glenelg National Park, Grampians National Park and near Anglesea.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Conospermum mitchellii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ^ "Conospermum mitchellii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
