Scientific Name: Conospermum taxifolium

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  • Pronunciation:
    conn-oh-SPER-mum tax-ee-FOAL-ee-um
  • Common Name:
    Devils rice
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    White or cream, two lipped covered with soft hairs, spring
  • Flowers Color:
    White
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Coastal Heath
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, SBHS, Peregian Boardwalk, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Fraser Island, Girraween Emu Swamp Marcus Dunes Noosa River NP BHNR Arthur Harrold NR, NNS,
Associated Fauna

Known food plant of Ground Parrots. Butterfly host plant: Cyprotus blue.

Landscaping Notes

Ornamental but rarely seen in cultivation