Conospermum eatoniae

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Conospermum eatoniae
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Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Conospermum
Species:
C. eatoniae
Binomial name
Conospermum eatoniae

Conospermum eatoniae, commonly known as blue lace, [1] is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. [2]

The spreading and intricately branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1 metre (1.0 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between August and October producing blue flowers. [2] It has an upright habit and produces about 50 flowering stems per plant which produce blue flowers mostly between July and August. The plant has leafless stems and forms masses of china blue flowers in clusters. [1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Ernst Georg Pritzel in 1904 as part of the work by Pritzel and Ludwig Diels Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse as published in the Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. The only synonym is Conospermum crassinervium. [3]

It is found in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils. [2]

The plant is suitable for the production of cut flowers and has a reasonable high yield. The flowers are highly sought after on Japanese markets. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Smokebush for cutflower production". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Conospermum eatoniae". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Conospermum eatoniae E.Pritz". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 1 December 2018.