Grevillea lullfitzii

Grevillea lullfitzii is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a relatively small area of inland Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with deeply divided leaves, the lobes linear and sharply-pointed, and clusters of greyish-white and cream flowers with an off-white style.

Grevillea lullfitzii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. lullfitzii
Binomial name
Grevillea lullfitzii

Description

Grevillea lullfitzii is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). Its leaves are 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in) long and deeply divided with three to six sharply-pointed lobes 15–35 mm (0.59–1.38 in) long and 1.2–1.5 mm (0.047–0.059 in) wide, the edges rolled under almost to the midvein. The flowers are arranged in erect clusters on a silky-hairy rachis 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long. The flowers are greyish-white and cream-coloured with an off-white style that turns pinkish-brown as it ages, the pistil 8.0–10.5 mm (0.31–0.41 in) long. Flowering has been recorded in December and the fruit is an elliptic to oval follicle 14–17 mm (0.55–0.67 in) long.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Grevillea lullfitzii was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book, New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) from specimens collected in 1964. The specific epithet, (lullfitzii) honours Fred Lullfitz, who collected the type specimen.[4][5]

Distribution and habitat

This grevillea grows in woodland on granite hills near Lake King in the Mallee bioregion of inland Western Australia.[2][3]

Conservation status

Grevillea lullfitzii is listed as "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Grevillea lullfitzii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. "Grevillea lullfitzii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Grevillea lullfitzii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. "Grevillea lullfitzii". APNI. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 243. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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