Grevillea floripendula
| Ben Major grevillea | |
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| Grevillea floripendula Ben Major Conservation Park | |
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| Species: | G. floripendula
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Grevillea 'Ben Major' | |
Grevillea floripendula, also known as Ben Major grevillea, is a prostrate or spreading shrub which is endemic to a small area in central western Victoria in Australia. It grows up to 1 metre in height and 3 metres in width. The inflorescence is suspended on a long, thin peduncle. The individual flowers are green-grey to purplish-brown and appear between October and December (mid spring to early summer) in the species native range.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by botanist Raymond Smith in Muelleria in 1981. Two forms of this species have been identified:
- Ben Major form
- Musical Gully form[1]
Distribution
Grevillea floripendula occurs in dry sclerophyll forest within a localised area to the north of Beaufort between Waterloo and Ben Major Forest .
Conservation status
In 1997 about 4000 plants remained in its native range, in 21 separate populations.[2] The species is listed as "Vulnerable" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, "threatened" in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and "Vulnerable" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Grevillea floripendula". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ^ Carter, Oberon, Anna H. Murphy and Judy Downe (November 2006). "National Recovery Plan for the Ben Major Grevillea Grevillea floripendula" (PDF). Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Threatened List October 2010". Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Department of Sustainability and Environment. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "Action Statement - Ben Major Grevillea - Grevillea floripendula" (PDF). Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
External links
- "Grevillea floripendula R.V.Smith". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.