Conostylis robusta
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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Conostylis robusta is a rhizomatous, tufted, stoloniferous, perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has flat, green leaves with bristles on the edges, and heads of yellow flowers on a relatively long flowering stem.
Description
Conostylis robusta is a rhizomatous, tufted, stoloniferous perennial grass-like plant or herb forming clumps {{cvt|300|cm}} wide and up to {{cvt|60|cm}} high. The leaves are flat, bluish-green and faintly glaucous, {{cvt|80–340|mm}} long and {{cvt|2–12|mm}} wide. The flower stem is green, {{cvt|190–420|mm}} long and usually longer than the leaves. The perianth is yellow and hairy, {{cvt|5-12|mm}} long with six more or less equal tepals and six stamens, the filaments {{cvt|0.5–1|mm}} long and the anthers {{cvt|4.5–5.0|mm}} long. Flowering occurs in August and September. This species is similar to C. aculeata.{{FloraBase|name= Conostylis robusta|id=1450 }}{{cite web |last1=Hopper |first1=S.D |last2=Purdie |first2=R.W |last3=George |first3=A.S |last4=Patrick |first4=S.J |title=Conostylis pauciflora |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/34b53009-bdf7-4c4d-93a6-4a9ab3c14cf7/files/flora-australia-45-hydatellaceae-liliaceae.pdf |page=80 |publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment |access-date=25 January 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 robusta |url=https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Conostylis%20robusta |publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment |access-date=25 January 2024}}
Taxonomy and naming
Conostylis robusta was first formally described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie, from specimens he collected near the Chapman River.{{cite web|title=Conostylis robusta |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/api/instance/apni/491984 |publisher=APNI|accessdate=25 January 2023}} The specific epithet (robusta) means "robust".{{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=296 |edition=3rd}}{{cite journal |last1=Diels |first1=Ludwig |editor-last1=Pritzel |editor-first1=Ernst Georg |title=Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. |journal=Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie |date=1904 |volume=35 |issue=1 |page=109 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/660#page/114/mode/1up |access-date=25 January 2024}}
Distribution and habitat
This species of conostylis grows in heath and scrub between the Mingenew-Walkaway area, Eradu and Kalbarri National Park in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
Conservation status
Conostylis robusta is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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Category:Commelinales of Australia
Category:Angiosperms of Western Australia