Grevillea confertifolia

Grevillea confertifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. confertifolia
Binomial name
Grevillea confertifolia
F.Muell.[1]

Grevillea confertifolia, commonly known as Grampians grevillea or dense-leaf grevillea, is a shrub species which is endemic to the Grampians in western Victoria, in Australia.[2]

It has a low spreading or erect habit, growing to 1 metre high. The leaves are linear or narrow-oblong elliptic. Flowers appear between August and December (late winter to early summer) in its native range. These have reddish purple perianths with pink or reddish mauve styles.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1855 by the Government Botanist of Victoria Ferdinand von Mueller in Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria. His description was based on a collection from the summit of Mount William and on nearby rocky ridges.[1]

G. confertifolia occurs on rocky outcrops and near streams.[2] The species is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Grevillea confertifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "Grevillea confertifolia". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Retrieved 2011-01-15.
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