- Grevillea repens
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Creeping Grevillea 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Grevillea Species: G. repens Binomial name Grevillea repens
F.Muell. ex Meisn. [1]Grevillea repens (Creeping Grevillea) is a prostrate shrub which is endemic to Victoria, Australia.[2]
It grow to 3 metres in diameter. [2] Flowers appear between October and April (mid spring to mid autumn) in its native range.[2] These have perianths which are light green or grey and green-tipped styles that are otherwise deep burgundy in colour or, less commonly, dull pink, yellow or green.[2]
G. repens occurs in montane eucalypt forests in two discrete populations with distinct forms , one in west Healesville (G. repens 'Mt Slide form') and the other in Daylesford known as G. repens 'Daylesford form' or G. repens 'Sailors Falls' .[2]
The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1854, his description published in Linnaea.[1] It 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
- ^ a b "Grevillea repens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=311.
- ^ a b c d e "Grevillea repens". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45290.
- ^ "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005". Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). http://www.land.vic.gov.au/dse/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/996B0477753A4204CA256DD4007F1CA528E305DE442CAC684A256DEA0024ACF6. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
Categories:- Grevillea
- Flora of Victoria (Australia)
- Proteales of Australia
- Proteaceae stubs
- Australian eudicot stubs
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