Conospermum teretifolium

Conospermum teretifolium, commonly known as the spider smokebush, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]

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

The erect and lignotuberous shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2.0 metres (2.0 to 6.6 ft). It blooms between August and January producing cream-white flowers.

It is found along the south coast in the South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils over granite or laterite.[1]

References
  1. "Conospermum teretifolium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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