Grevillea confertifolia
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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
.
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 perianth
s with pink or reddish mauve styles.
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.
G. confertifolia occurs on rocky outcrops and near streams. 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.
Grampians National Park
The Grampians National Park is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 235 kilometres west of Melbourne. The Park was listed on the Australian National Heritage List on 15 December 2006 for its outstanding natural beauty and being one of the richest indigenous rock art sites in south-eastern...
in western Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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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 perianth
Perianth
The term perianth has two similar but separate meanings in botany:* In flowering plants, the perianth are the outer, sterile whorls of a flower...
s with pink or reddish mauve styles.
The species was first formally described in 1855 by the Government Botanist of Victoria Ferdinand von Mueller
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
in Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria. His description was based on a collection from the summit of Mount William
Mount William
Mount William is a prominent snow-covered mountain, 1,600 m, standing 4 miles north-northeast of Cape Lancaster, the south extremity of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered on February 21, 1832, by John Biscoe who believed it to be part of the mainland of Antarctic...
and on nearby rocky ridges.
G. confertifolia occurs on rocky outcrops and near streams. 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.