Isopogon petiolaris

Isopogon petiolaris

''Isopogon petiolaris'' is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a low, spreading shrub with sharply-pointed, divided leaves and more or less spherical heads of yellow flowers.
Isopogon petiolaris Isopogon is a genus of around 35 species, all occurring only in Australia. They are found in the southern half of the continent in temperate regions. Most are small to medium sized shrubs having flower clusters arranged in globular heads. The fruits are also globular in shape giving rise to the common name of "drumsticks". Some are also called "coneflowers" although this name is more usual in the related genus Petrophile.

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Appearance

''Isopogon petiolaris'' is a low, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of less than 1 m and has reddish brown branchlets. The leaves are mostly 90–150 mm long, pinnately or ternately divided, the undivided part 60–100 mm long, the lobes 3–7 mm wide and sharply pointed.

The flowers are arranged in sessile, more or less spherical heads 15–20 mm in diameter, surrounded by leaves with involucral bracts at the base. The flowers are 8–10 mm long, yellow and more or less glabrous. Flowering occurs from July to November and the fruit is a hairy nut, fused with others in spherical to oval head 12–16 mm in diameter.
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Distribution

''Isopogon petiolaris'' mostly grows in stony places in forest and heath from the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland and south through the Northern Tablelands to near Parramatta and west to the Pilliga forest and Parkes.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderProteales
FamilyProteaceae
GenusIsopogon
SpeciesI. petiolaris
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Australia