Grevillea imberbis

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Grevillea imberbis
Near Kanangra Walls
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

  1. ^ "Grevillea imberbis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Grevillea imberbis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Makinson, Robert O. "Grevillea imberbis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Grevillea imberbis". APNI. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780958034180.