Grevillea acanthifolia

taxobox
name = "Grevillea acanthifolia"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea"
species = "G. acanthifolia "
binomial = "Grevillea acanthifolia"
binomial_authority = A.Cunn.|

"Grevillea acanthifolia" is a shrub which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.

It grows up to 3 metres in height and has divided leaves. The "toothbrush" flowers have a green to grey perianth with a pink to maroon style and green tip. These appear frommid spring to late summer (October to February in Australia).

The type specimen was collected by botanist Allan Cunningham who accompanied John Oxley on his 1817 expedition. Cunningham found the species growing in "peaty bogs on the Blue Mountains and [the] banks of Cox's River". The species was first formally described by him in 1825.

Three subspecies have been identified as follows:
*"Grevillea acanthifolia" A.Cunn. subsp. "acanthifolia"
*"Grevillea acanthifolia" subsp. "paludosa" Makinson & Albr. (Bog Grevillea)
*"Grevillea acanthifolia" subsp. "stenomera" (F.Muell. ex Benth.) McGill.

References

*APNI | name = "Grevillea acanthifolia" A.Cunn. | id = 24783
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Grevillea~acanthifolia PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: "Grevillea acanthifolia"]
* [http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10358 Department of Environment & Climate Change NSW: "Grevillea acanthifolia"]

External links

*Flora of Australia Online|name="Grevillea acanthifolia"|id=2567
* [http://asgap.org.au/g-acan.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): "Grevillea acanthifolia"]
* [http://asgap.org.au/APOL9/mar98-5a.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): "Grevillea acanthifolia" (photo)]