Conostylis albescens
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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|genus = Conostylis
|species = albescens
|authority = Hopper{{cite web |title=Conostylis albescens |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/77274 |publisher=Australian Plant Census |access-date=4 April 2024}}
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Conostylis albescens is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is similar to Conostylis bealiana has hairy leaves and yellowish-cream to white tubular flowers.
Description
Conostylis albescens is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial plant with hairy, greyish-green leaves {{cvt|120–170|mm}} long and {{cvt|0.8–1.5|mm}} wide. The flowers are borne on peduncle {{cvt|5–10|mm}} long, each flower on a pedicel {{cvt|10–25|mm}} long. The perianth is yellowish cream to white and {{cvt|32–40|mm}} long with lobes {{cvt|4–7|mm}} long tinged with purple. The stamens are {{cvt|2.5–3.5|mm}} long and the style is {{cvt|30–38|mm}} long. Flowering occurs in August.{{cite web |last1=Hopper |first1=S.D |last2=Purdie |first2=R.W |last3=George |first3=A.S |last4=Patrick |first4=S.J |title=Conostylis albescens |url=https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Conostylis%20albescens |publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment |access-date=4 April 2024}}
Taxonomy
Conostylis albescens was first formally described in 1987 by Stephen Hopper in the Flora of Australia.{{cite web|title=Conostylis canteriata Hopper |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/api/instance/apni/491246 |publisher=APNI|accessdate=4 April 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Hopper |first1=S.D |last2=Purdie |first2=R.W |last3=George |first3=A.S |last4=Patrick |first4=S.J |title=Conostylis albescens |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/34b53009-bdf7-4c4d-93a6-4a9ab3c14cf7/files/flora-australia-45-hydatellaceae-liliaceae.pdf |publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment |page=66 |access-date=4 April 2024}} The specific epithet (albescens) means "becoming white".{{cite book |last1=Sharr |first1=Francis Aubi |last2=George |first2=Alex |title=Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings |date=2019 |publisher=Four Gables Press |location=Kardinya, WA |isbn=9780958034180 |page=129 |edition=3rd}}
Distribution and habitat
This species of conostylis is found east of Merredin, where it grows on yellow sandplain in a small region of heath.
Conservation status
Conostylis albescens is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.{{cite web|title=Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna|url=https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Referral_Documentation/DWERDT480152%20%20App%206%20-%202020%20Western%20Australian%20and%20Commonwealth%20of%20Australia%20Conservation%20Codes%282%29.pdf |publisher=Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions|accessdate=28 March 2024}}
References
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Category:Commelinales of Australia
Category:Angiosperms of Western Australia
Category:Plants described in 1987