Conospermum crassinervium

Conospermum crassinervium, commonly known as the summer smokebush[1] or tassel smokebush,[2] is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Conospermum crassinervium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Conospermum
Species:
C. crassinervium
Binomial name
Conospermum crassinervium

The tufted non-lignotuberous shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 1.5 metres (2.0 to 4.9 ft). It blooms between October and April producing white flowers.[1] It has an upright habit and produces about 25 flowering stems per plant which produce white flowers mostly during summer between December and February.[2] The shrub grows fairly slowly and forms flowers in a corymb arrangement forming a tassel.[2]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Carl Meissner 1856 as part of Augustin Pyramus de Candolles work Proteaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. The only synonym is Conospermum crassinervium.[3]

It is found on hill slopes and sand plain areas in the Wheatbelt and Swan Coastal Plain regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils often over laterite or limestone.[1]

The plant is suitable for the production of cut flowers although the yield is low. The flowers also dry well.[2]

References
  1. "Conospermum crassinervium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Smokebush for cutflower production". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. "Conospermum crassinervium Meisn". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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