Grevillea rivularis
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Grevillea rivularis is a shrub species which is endemic to New South Wales
, Australia
.
It has a dense, spreading habit growing to 2.5 metres high The leaves are bipinnatipartite with 3 to 9 primary lobes. Flowers appear between September and April (early spring to mid autumn) in its native range. These have a translucent cream to purple-pink or mauve perianth
s that are cream at the base and pale pink or mauve toward the green-tipped styles
The species was first formally described by Australian taxonomic botanists Lawrie Johnson and Donald McGillivray
in 1960, their description published in Telopea
.
G. rivularis occurs amongst other shrubs on moist creekside sites in the Carrington Falls
area in the Central Tablelands
.
The species is listed under the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and has a ROTAP
listing as "2VCi".
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 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 dense, spreading habit growing to 2.5 metres high The leaves are bipinnatipartite with 3 to 9 primary lobes. Flowers appear between September and April (early spring to mid autumn) in its native range. These have a translucent cream to purple-pink or mauve 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 that are cream at the base and pale pink or mauve toward the green-tipped styles
The species was first formally described by Australian taxonomic botanists Lawrie Johnson and Donald McGillivray
Donald McGillivray
Donald John McGillivray in New South Wales, Australia, and is usually known as D.J. McGillivray. He is an Australian botanical taxonomist...
in 1960, their description published in Telopea
Telopea (journal)
Telopea is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research on plant systematics, focusing on the flora of New South Wales but with broad content that covers Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The journal was established in 1975 and is published biannually by the National...
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G. rivularis occurs amongst other shrubs on moist creekside sites in the Carrington Falls
Carrington Falls
Carrington Falls are located where the Kangaroo River crosses the western escarpment of the Budderoo Plateau to descend to the Kangaroo Valley in New South Wales, Australia. Protected within the Budderoo National Park, viewing platforms of the falls are wheelchair accessible....
area in the Central Tablelands
Central Tablelands
The Central Tablelands in New South Wales is an area that is between the Sydney Metropolitan Area and the Central West Slopes and Plains. This area has a part of the Great Dividing Range running through it, including the Blue Mountains...
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The species is listed under the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and has a ROTAP
ROTAP
Rare or Threatened Australian Plants, usually abbreviated to ROTAP, is a list of rare or threatened Australian plant taxa. Developed and maintained by the CSIRO, the most recent edition lists 5031 taxa. The list uses a binary coding system based on the IUCN Red List categories for "Presumed...
listing as "2VCi".