Isopogon adenanthoides

Spider Coneflower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Isopogon
Species: I. adenanthoides
Binomial name
Isopogon adenanthoides
Meisn.[1]
Synonyms

Atylus adenanthoides (Meisn.) Kuntze

Isopogon adenanthoides (Spider Coneflower) is a small shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually between 0.3 and 1 metre high and produces pink to purple flowers between June and October in the species native range.[2]

The species was first formally described by botanist Carl Meissner in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany in 1855.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Isopogon adenanthoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Isopogon adenanthoides". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.