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Isopogon pruinosus (Isopogon pruinosus)

Description

Isopogon pruinosus is a shrub in the Proteaceae family that is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. There are two accepted subspecies: Isopogon pruinosus subsp. glabellus — a shrub with smooth branchlets. The leaves are alternate, 30–45 mm long, 6–10 mm wide, and smooth with a flat blade, which is widest above the middle or much the same width throughout. The leaf edges are smooth. The inflorescences are red or pink, with perianths 11–15 mm long, and hairy, with the hairs appressed (lying pressed to the perianth). The pistil is 10–15 mm long. The pollen presenter is hairy and not spindle shaped and from 3–5 mm long. The cone has deciduous scales. The plant flowers in May, June or September. Isopogon pruinosus subsp. pruinosus — a shrub with smooth branchlets. The leaves are alternate, and from 25–85 mm long and 4–17 mm wide. They are smooth with a flat blade, which is widest above the middle, and has smooth edges. The inflorescences are red or pink, with perianths 15–21 mm long, simple-hairy, with the hairs being appressed. The pistil is 15–20 mm long, and the pollen presenter is hairy, not spindle-shaped, and 5–6.2 mm long. The cone has deciduous scales. The plant flowers in May, July, August or September.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Proteales

            • Family: Proteaceae

              • Genus: Isopogon