Isopogon

Isopogon
I. cuneatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Isopogon R.Br. ex Knight
Species
35 spp.

Isopogon anethifolius, Maranoa Gardens

Isopogon is a genus of 35 species of mainly low-growing and prostrate perennial shrubs in the family Proteaceae endemic to Australia. They are found throughout Australia, though Western Australia has the greatest variety with 27 of the 35 species found there. They are popularly known as drumsticks due to the shape of their inflorescences.

Several species are grown in gardens, though they are nowhere near as well known or cultivated as their fellow Proteaceae members Grevillea or Banksia.

Classification

They are members of the subfamily Proteoideae (which includes South African genera such as Protea, Leucospermum & Leucadendron), within the Proteaceae.

Species

• I. adenanthoides
• I. alcicornis
• I. anethifolius (Narrow-leaved Drumsticks)
• I. anemonifolius (Broad-leaved Drumsticks)
  • I. anemonifolius "Woorikee 2000"
• I. asper
• I. attenuatus
• I. axillaris
• I. baxteri
• I. buxifolius
• I. ceratophyllus (Wild Irishman; Horny Cone Bush)
• I. cuneatus (Drumsticks)
• I. dawsonii (Nepean Cone Bush)
• I. divergens (Spreading Cone Bush)
• I. drummondii
• I. dubius (=roseus) (Rose Cone Bush; Pincushion Rose Bush)
• I. fletcheri
• I. formosus (Rose Cone Flower)
• I. latifolius
• I. linearis
• I. longifolius
• I. menoraifolius
• I. petiolaris
• I. polycephalus (Clustered Cone Flower)
• I. prostratus
• I. scaber
• I. scabriusculus
• I. sphaerocephalus (Drumstick Isopogon)
• I. teretifolius (Nodding Cone Flower)
• I. tridens
• I. trilobus (Barrel Cone Flower)
• I. uncinatus
• I. villosus

References

• Foreman, DB (1995). "Isopogon". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.) (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 194–223. ISBN 0-643-05693-9. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help)