Isopogon sphaerocephalus

Drumstick Isopogon
Isopogon sphaerocephalus in the John Forrest National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Isopogon
Species:	I. sphaerocephalus
Binomial name
Isopogon sphaerocephalus Lindl[1]
Synonyms
Atylus sphaerocephalus (Lindl.) Kuntze Isopogon eriocladus Gand. Isopogon ovoideus Gand.

Isopogon sphaerocephalus (Drumstick Isopogon) is a small shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually between 0.5 and 1.5 metres high and produces cream to yellow flowers between July and January in the species native range.^[2]

The species was first formally described by botanist John Lindley in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony in 1839.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Isopogon sphaerocephalus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=47578. 
2. ^ "Isopogon sphaerocephalus". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2237.