Grevillea drummondii
| Drummond's Grevillea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. drummondii |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea drummondii Meisn. | |
Grevillea drummondii (Drummond's Grevillea) is a shrub which is endemic to the south west region of Western Australia.
It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre in height and produces flowers between June and December (early winter to early summer) in its native range. These are cream in bud, ageing to pink or red.[1] The leaves are narrow-elliptic to narrow-obovate and are 1 to 3 cm long and 1.5 to 3 mm wide.[1]
The species was first formally described by botanist Carl Meissner, his description published in Plantae Preissianae in 1845.[2] Grevillea pimeleoides and G. centristigma are closely related and were formerly treated as subspecies.[2] Grevillea drummondii is classified as Priority Four Flora (Rare) under the Wildlife Conservation Act in Western Australia.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Grevillea drummondii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- 1 2 "Grevillea drummondii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ↑ "Grevillea drummondii ". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.