Английская Википедия:Isopogon polycephalus

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Isopogon polycephalus, commonly known as clustered coneflower,[1] is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the South coast of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and clusters of more or less spherical heads of white, cream-coloured or yellow flowers.

Description

Isopogon polycephalus is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of about Шаблон:Cvt and has densely hairy, reddish brown branchlets. The leaves are mostly linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Cvt long, and Шаблон:Cvt wide, ending in hard, sharp point. The flowers are arranged in sessile, more or less spherical, often clustered heads Шаблон:Cvt in diameter, with linear to narrow egg-shaped involucral bracts at the base. The flowers are Шаблон:Cvt long, white, cream-coloured or yellow and glabrous. Flowering occurs from August to January and the fruit is a hairy nut, fused with others in a more or less spherical head about Шаблон:Cvt in diameter.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Isopogon polycephalus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in Transactions of the Linnean Society.[3][4] The specific epithet (polycephalus) means "many-headed".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Clustered coneflower grows in sandy soil in heath or sandplain between East Mount Barren and Condingup, near the south coast of Western Australia.[1][2]

Conservation status

Isopogon polycephalus is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[1]

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