Conospermum toddii

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Conospermum toddii
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Priority Four — Rare 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. toddii
Binomial name
Conospermum toddii

Conospermum toddii, commonly known as Victoria Desert smokebush, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with thread-like leaves, panicles of white, tube-shaped flowers and hairy nuts.

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Description

Conospermum toddii is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 1.2–2 m (3 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) and has S-shaped, thread-like leaves, 120–250 mm (4.7–9.8 in) long and 0.75–1.0 mm (0.030–0.039 in) wide. The flowers are arranged in panicles with few branches in the axils of upper leaves, with kidney-shaped to broadly egg-shaped bracteoles 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long, about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide and hairy. The flowers are white, forming a tube 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, the upper lobe broadly triangular, 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long and 1.50–1.75 mm (0.059–0.069 in) wide, the lower lobe up to 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long and 0.2–0.4 mm (0.0079–0.0157 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to Octrober, and the fruit is a nut about 2 mm (0.079 in) long and 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide with white hairs. [2] [3]

Taxonomy

Conospermum toddii was first formally described in 1876 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected near Queen Victoria Spring by Jess Young. [4] [5] The specific epithet (toddii) honours Charles Todd. [6]

Distribution and habitat

This species of Conospermum grows in sand on sand dunes in the region to the east of Kalgoorlie in the Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert and Murchison bioregions of Western Australia. [2]

Conservation status

Conospermum toddii is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that it is rare or near threatened. [2] [7]

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References

  1. "Conospermum toddii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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  3. Bennett, Eleanor M. "Conospermum toddii". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. "Conospermum toddii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1876). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 20. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 325. ISBN   9780958034180.
  7. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 10 November 2024.