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Variable Smoke-bush

Conospermum taxifolium

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 30, February 21, March 5, April 13, May 14, June 24, July 48, August 168, September 182, October 122, November 106, December 49.
Australia782
Queensland399
New South Wales380
Victoria3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderproteas, lotuses, planes, and allies · Proteales
FamilyProtea family · Proteaceae
GenusSmokebushes · Conospermum

Study it in a deck

Or build your own from the species near you.

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Variable Smoke-bush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.