Nepean cone bush (Isopogon dawsonii)
Description
Isopogon dawsonii grows as an upright shrub, its height usually ranging between 1 and 3 metres,though there have been anecdotal reports of up to 6 m (20 ft).The leaves are narrow and divided and are 8 to 12 cm long. They are hoary at first, becoming glabrescent later, and are carried on reddish-brown branchlets. It has greyish-cream sessile (stalkless) flowers that appear in late winter to spring. Rounded "drumsticks" containing the seeds appear later, formed from the old flower parts.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Proteales
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Family: Proteaceae
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Genus: Isopogon
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