Isopogon sphaerocephalus
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Isopogon sphaerocephalus (Drumstick Isopogon) is a small shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia
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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.
The species was first formally described by botanist John Lindley
in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony
in 1839.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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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.
The species was first formally described by botanist John Lindley
John Lindley
John Lindley FRS was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.-Early years:Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden...
in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony
A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony
A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, also known by its standard botanical abbreviation Sketch Veg. Swan R., is an 1839 article by John Lindley on the flora of the Swan River Colony...
in 1839.