Grevillea confertifolia

Grevillea confertifolia
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. ^ ^{a b} "Grevillea confertifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Grevillea+confertifolia. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Grevillea confertifolia". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45514. 
3. ^ "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005". Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/996B0477753A4204CA256DD4007F1CA528E305DE442CAC684A256DEA0024ACF6. Retrieved 2010-11-09.