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*''[[Isopogon polycephalus|I. polycephalus]]'' (Clustered Cone Flower)
*''[[Isopogon polycephalus|I. polycephalus]]'' (Clustered Cone Flower)
*''[[Isopogon prostratus|I. prostratus]]''
*''[[Isopogon prostratus|I. prostratus]]''
*''[[Isopogon scaber|I. scaber]]''
*''[[Isopogon scabriusculus|I. scabriusculus]]''
*''[[Isopogon scabriusculus|I. scabriusculus]]''
*''[[Isopogon sphaerocephalus|I. sphaerocephalus]]'' (Drumstick Isopogon)
*''[[Isopogon sphaerocephalus|I. sphaerocephalus]]'' (Drumstick Isopogon)

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Isopogon
I. cuneatus
Scientific classification
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Isopogon

Type species
Isopogon anemonifolius
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.

Genetics

Isopogon have 13 haploid chromosomes.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ Ramsay, H. P. (1963). "Chromosome numbers in the proteaceae". Australian Journal of Botany. 11: 1. doi:10.1071/BT9630001.
  • 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)