Conostephium pendulum

Common name: Pearl Flower

Meaning of name:

Conostephium comes from the Greek words conos, meaning cone, and stephanos, meaning that which encircles, a crown or wreath. Pendulum comes from the Latin word pendulus, meaning hanging down, pendent, drooping.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia.

Description:

A shrub to 50 centimetres tall. The pendulous flowers are white with a purple tip and produced from June to September.

Notes:

Conostephium pendulum differs from Conostephium preissii in having larger flowers, being a smaller plant and flowering for a shorter period.

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.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2919207

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6348