Conospermum ericifolium

Conospermum ericifolium
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Conospermum
Species:	C. ericifolium
Binomial name
Conospermum ericifolium Sm.

Conospermum ericifolium is a slender shrub of the Proteaceae family native to eastern Australia. The habitat is drier eucalyptus woodlands or heathland.^[1] The specific epithet ericifolium refers to the similarity of the leaves to the European Heath.^[2]

Mostly seen around Sydney, though scattered individuals occur as far south as Jervis Bay. Flowering occurs from late winter to spring.

Surgeon John White collected this small plant in the late eighteenth century near Sydney. It first appeared in scientific literature in 1807 in Rees's Cyclopædia, authored by the prominent English botanist, James Edward Smith.

References

1. ^ "Conospermum ericifolium". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Conospermum~ericifolium. 
2. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 93

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia