Grevillea imberbis
| Grevillea imberbis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Near Kanangra Walls | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. imberbis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea imberbis | |
Grevillea imberbis is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a prostrate to low, spreading shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white flowers, sometimes turning pink with age.
Description
[edit]Grevillea humilis is a prostrate to low, spreading shrub, that typically grows to a height of 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) and forms a rhizome. Its leaves are egg-shaped to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, or sometimes linear, 10–40 mm (0.39–1.57 in) long and 2–6.5 mm (0.079–0.256 in) wide, the lower surface silky-hairy. The flowers are arranged in clusters of about 4 to 12 on the ends of branches and are white, sometimes turning pink with age, the pistil 6.5–8.5 mm (0.26–0.33 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to February.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Grevillea imberbis was first formally described in 2000 by Robert Owen Makinson in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected by Roger Coveny near Kanangra Walls in 1973.[2][4] The specific epithet (imberbis) means "beardless", referring to the lack of a beard on the inner perianth.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This grevillea is only known from the Kanangra Walls area and in the area between Braidwood and Mongarlowe where it grows in heath and on the edges of heathy woodland.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grevillea imberbis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Grevillea imberbis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b Makinson, Robert O. "Grevillea imberbis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea imberbis". APNI. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780958034180.