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Grey Cottonhead

Conostylis candicans

Grey Cottonhead
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Haemodoraceae (Haemodor family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. & SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Conostylis candicans, commonly known as grey cottonheads, is a flowering plant in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has grey foliage and bright yellow flower heads.

Where it grows

Grey cottonheads grows in sandy locations in woodland and coastal heath from Shark Bay to the Scott River in Western Australia.

Other Conostylis plants

Prickly Conostylis · Conostylis albescens · Trumpets · Conostylis angustifolia · Conostylis argentea · Golden Conostylis · Conostylis bealiana · Conostylis bracteata · Conostylis breviscapa · Conostylis canteriata · Conostylis caricina · Conostylis crassinerva

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Conostylis candicans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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