Conostylis aculeataCommon name: Prickly Conostylis
Meaning of name: Conostylis is from the Greek words conos, meaning cone, and stylos, meaning column, botanically, the style. Aculeata is from the Latin aculeatus, meaning furnished with prickles.
Distribution: Occurs from Shark Bay to Albany.
Remarks: A tufted plant to 50 centimetres tall. The yellow flowers are produced in September and October.
References: Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
The flower scapes (stalks) are usually much shorter than the leaves.
