Conostylis candicans

Common name: Grey Cottonhead

Meaning of name:

Conostylis is from the Greek words conos, meaning cone, and stylos, meaning column, botanically, the style. Candicans is a Latin word meaning becoming white or whitish.

Distribution:

Common on the coastal plain from Shark Bay to Scott River.

Description:

A tufted plant to 50 centimetres tall with the leaves covered by pale grey hairs. The yellow flowers are produced in August and September.

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/6285445

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1427