Isopogon ceratophyllus
Common Name:
Horny Conebush
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Lowan Mallee, Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory (BCDEHJKNPST) also SA, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Dry heaths and heathy understories
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Flower Description:
Yellow
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Habit:
Prickly shrub to 1 m
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Leaves are rigid and spikey and divided into many lobes. Flowers are tubular with curled lobes in a dense flower head
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria