Conospermum longifolium
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Conospermum longifolium is a shrub of the Proteaceae
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...

 family native to eastern Australia. Found between Ulladulla, Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

 and the adjacent ranges. The habitat is drier eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

 woodlands or heathland.

Three sub-species are recognised:
  • Conospermum longifolium subsp. angustifolium
  • Conospermum longifolium subsp. longifolium
  • Conospermum longifolium subsp. mediale
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