Grevillea pinifolia

Grevillea pinifolia

Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. pinifolia
Binomial name
Grevillea pinifolia
Meisn.

Grevillea pinifolia, commonly known as the Pine-leaved grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a few small areas in the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[1]

The many branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (1 to 2 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple linear undissected subterete leaves with a blade that is 20 to 45 millimetres (0.8 to 1.8 in) long and 0.5 to 1 mm (0.02 to 0.04 in) wide. It blooms from July to October and produces an axillary raceme irregular inflorescence with red or orange flowers and red-orange styles. Later it forms ovoid simple hairy fruit that is 10 mm (0.4 in) long. G. pinifolia regenerates from seed only.[2]

Found amongst the medium to low trees in shrubland the shrub is able to grow in gravelly, sandy or loamy soils over laterite.[2][1] Restircted to a small area in the Wheatbelt between Coorow, Carnamah, Dalwallinu and Moora.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Grevillea pinifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 "Grevillea pinifolia Meisn., in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 350 (1856)". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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