Conostylis dielsii

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Conostylis dielsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Conostylis
Species:
C. dielsii
Binomial name
Conostylis dielsii
W.Fitzg.[1]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Conostylis psammophila Diels nom. inval., pro syn.

Conostylis dielsii is a tufted

perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It forms short rhizomes
, and has cylindrical leaves and creamy-yellow flowers.

Description

Conostylis dielsii is a tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb that forms short rhizomes and typically grows to 13–33 cm (5.1–13.0 in) high. The leaves are round in cross-section, 7–330 mm (0.28–12.99 in) long and 0.5–1.8 mm (0.020–0.071 in) wide and

style 6.0–8.5 mm (0.24–0.33 in) long. Flowering occurs in July and August.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Conostylis dielsii was first formally described in 1903 by

Mingenew by Ludwig Diels.[4][5] The specific epithet (dielsii) honours the collector of the type specimens.[6]

In 1987, Stephen Hopper described two subspecies of C. dielsii in the Flora of Australia, and the names are accepted by the Australian Plant Census:

  • Conostylis dielsii W.Fitzg. subsp. dielsii[7] has leaves 70–155 mm (2.8–6.1 in) long and 0.8–1.8 mm (0.031–0.071 in) wide, the flowering stalk 20–100 mm (0.79–3.94 in) long.[8]
  • Conostylis dielsii subsp. teres Hopper[9] has leaves 130–330 mm (5.1–13.0 in) long and less than 1.0 mm (0.039 in) wide, the flowering stalk 10–145 mm (0.39–5.71 in) long.[10]

Distribution and habitat

This species of conostylis grows in low open woodland in sand and gravel between Mingenew, Walkaway and the Arrowsmith River in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2][3] Subspecies teres grows in heath and low open woodland and is restricted to uplands inland from Walkaway in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion.[10][11]

Conservation status

Conostylis dielsii is listed as "not threatened"[3] but subsp. teres is listed as Threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[11] meaning that it is in danger of extinction.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Conostylis dielsii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hopper, S.D; Purdie, R.W; George, A.S; Patrick, S.J. "Conostylis dielsii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^
    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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  4. ^ "Conostylis dielsii". APNI. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, William Vincent (1903). "Notes on some new species of West Australian plants". Journal of Proceedings of the Mueller Botany Society of Western Australia. 1 (11): 82. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ISBN 9780958034180
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  7. ^ "Conostylis dielsii subsp. dielsii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. ^ Hopper, S.D; Purdie, R.W; George, A.S; Patrick, S.J. "Conostylis dielsii subsp. dielsii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Conostylis dielsii subsp. teres". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b Hopper, S.D; Purdie, R.W; George, A.S; Patrick, S.J. "Conostylis dielsii subsp. teres". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  11. ^
    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
    .
  12. ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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