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Related to Grevilleas and Banksias, the Isopogon are also known as Drumsticks
which come from the shape of the fruiting cones. The flower itself terminate the
fairly rigid branches. With leaves that are typical of the Proteaceae family,
deeply divided with long, flat segments. There are about 35 known Isopogon
species, with the majority (27 species) found occurring in Western Australia.
Isopogon
is from the Greek words isos meaning
equal
and pogon meaning beard, alluding to the hairy flowers/fruits of some species.
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