Conospermum mitchellii

Conospermum mitchellii, commonly known as Victorian smokebush is a shrub which is endemic to Western Victoria, 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]

Victorian smokebush
Conospermum mitchellii at Anglesea Heath
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Conospermum
Species:
C. mitchellii
Binomial name
Conospermum mitchellii
Synonyms

Conospermum elongatum E.M.Benn.

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

  1. "Conospermum mitchellii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  2. "Conospermum mitchellii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.


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