Isopogon dubius

Pincushion coneflower
Isopogon dubius in the Dryandra Woodland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Isopogon
Species:
I. dubius
Binomial name
Isopogon dubius
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms
  • Atylus roseus (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Petrophila dubia R.Br. orth. var.
  • Petrophile dubia R.Br.
  • Isopogon scaber auct. non Lindl.: Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.)

Isopogon dubius, commonly known as pincushion coneflower, is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with sharply-pointed, deeply lobed or pinnate leaves and more or less spherical heads of pink to reddish pink flowers.

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