About Conostylis candicans Endl.
Conostylis candicans Endl. is a perennial herb that grows 0.05 to 0.4 meters (2.0 inches to 1 foot 3.7 inches) tall, and forms a rhizome. Its leaves grow in loose clusters or tufts; they are flat, grey, narrow, 5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches) long and 0.8 to 2 millimeters (0.031 to 0.079 inches) wide, with surfaces densely covered in yellowish or pale grey matted hairs. The thin scape is 10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches) long, and bears bright yellow flower heads. The perianth is 5 to 13 millimeters (0.20 to 0.51 inches) long, is globular shaped when in bud, and loosens as it ages. The bracts are 12 to 45 centimeters (4.7 to 17.7 inches) long, fleshy, grey, and covered in matted hairs. Flowering takes place from August to November. Commonly called grey cottonheads, this species grows in sandy locations within woodland and coastal heath, ranging from Shark Bay to the Scott River in Western Australia.
