Australian Native Plants

   Conostylis aculeata


Conostylis aculeata photo
Conostylis aculeata subsp. aculeata (cultivated, labelled) Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.




COTTON HEAD FACTS

Common Name
Cotton Head

Description
Cotton Head is a perennial clumping herbaceous plant with clusters of yellow flowers in spring.

Height
0.3m

Spread
0.3m - 0.6m

Distribution
Western Australia

Classification
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Commelinales
Family:Haemodoraceae
Genus:Conostylis
Species:aculeata
Common Name:Cotton Head