Grevillea australis
Alpine Grevillea
Alpine Grevillea
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Common name: Alpine Grevillea
Also, southern grevillea
Conservation status: . . .
Etymology:
The genus was named in honour of Charles Francis Greville, an 18th-century patron of botany and co-founder of the Royal Horticultural Society
The specific epithet (australis) means "southern"
Flowers
The flowers are arranged in groups near the ends of braches along a rachis 1.0–2.5 mm long, and are white or pale pink
The pistil is 6.0–7.5 mm long and cream-coloured, the style is hooked near the tip, the ovary stalked and glabrous
Flowering mostly occurs from December to February and the fruit is a glabrous follicle
Fruit:
Leaves:
Its leaves are simple, narrowly egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base or linear
5–30 mm long and 0.5–5.5 mm wide
The edges turned down or rolled under
Stem & branches:
Roots:
Habit:
A spreading to prostrate shrub
A densely-foliaged, erect to spreading or prostrate shrub that grows to a height of 0.3–1.2 m
Habitat:
Grows heath and woodland, usually in moist, rocky places in mountain and alpine areas
Distribution:
Endemic to south-eastern Australia
South from the Brindabella Range in the Australian Capital Territory, through southern NSW to Mount Buller and Mount Baw Baw in Victoria
It is also common in Tasmania, especially on the Central Plateau, and is the only grevillea species in that state
Additional notes:
Taxonomy
A species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae
Grevillea australis was first formally described in 1810
This was by Robert Brown in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
Use in horticulture
Grevillea australis grows best in cool to cold climates
It grows best in sunny locations in well-drained soil
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