Grevillea delta

Grevillea delta is a bushy, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1.8 m (1 ft 0 in – 5 ft 11 in) and has its branchlets covered with shaggy hairs. Its leaves are divided, the leaflets sometimes divided again, the ultimate lobes linear, 1.5–12 mm (0.059–0.472 in) long and 0.3–0.8 mm (0.012–0.031 in) wide with the edges rolled under, enclosing most of the lower surface except for the mid-vein. The flowers are arranged in groups of twelve to twenty, 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in) long on a woolly-hairy rachis 8–15 mm (0.31–0.59 in) long. The flowers are red with a green-tipped style, the pistil about 27 mm (1.1 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is a narrow oblong follicle 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) long with a conspicuous ridge.[2][3]

This grevillea was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray who gave it the name Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. delta in his book New names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) from specimens collected by Alex George near Mount Lesueur in 1974.[4] In 1994 Peter M. Olde and Neil R. Marriott raised the subspecies to species status as Grevillea delta.[5]

The specific epithet (delta) is a Greek letter, since the species was first referred to as 'Race G' of subspecies thelemanniana.[6]

This grevillea grows in mallee heath near creeks or in low-lying areas and is only known from near the type location.[2][3]

Grevillea delta is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[3] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[7]

• List of Grevillea species