Grevillea obtecta

taxobox
name = Fryerstown Grevillea
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea"
species = "G. obtecta "
binomial = "Grevillea obtecta "
binomial_authority = Molyneux|

"Grevillea obtecta" is a spreading shrub which is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is known by the common names Fryerstown Grevillea, Elphinstone Grevillea, or Taradale Grevillea. It grows to 0.5 metres in height and about 1.2 m in width The flowers, which are light green to yellow, appear between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.

The species was first formally described by Bill Molyneux in "Muelleriana" in 1985. This species is quite variable in leaf shape and a number of forms have been identified:
*Fryers Range form
*Upper Loddon form
*Drummond North form

"G. obtecta" occurs in dry sclerophyll forest between Fryerstown and the north of Daylesford. It is found on the south faces of gravelly slopes.

References

*APNI | name = "Grevillea obtecta" | id =42445
*Flora of Australia Online|name="Grevillea obtecta" |id=2575