Orites lancifolius

Orites lancifolius
Orites lancifolius in Baw Baw National Park.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Orites
Species:	O. lancifolius
Binomial name
Orites lancifolius F.Muell.[1]

Orites lancifolius (Alpine Orites) is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Australia.^[2][3] The species has a spreading habit and may be a prostrate or up to 2 metres high.^[2] The leaves are 1 to 3 cm long, and 5 to 12 mm wide.^[2] White to pale yellow flowers appear between December and January (early to mid summer) in its native range.^[2] The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller from plant material that he collected "on the rocky summits of the Australian Alps (5-6000 feet high)".^[1]

Orites lancifolius occurs in alpine and subalpine areas of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria in heath and tussock grassland amongst granite rocks.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Orites lancifolius". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=266760. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Orites lancifolia". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45100. 
3. ^ "Orites lancifolius". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Orites~lancifolius. Retrieved 2009-12-07.