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