Grevillea singuliflora
Grevillea singuliflora | |
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Foliage | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Grevillea |
Species: | G. singuliflora
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Binomial name | |
Grevillea singuliflora |
Grevillea singuliflora is a species of flowering plant in the family
Description
Grevillea singuliflora is a sprawling to spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in). Its leaves are 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long, 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in) wide with wavy edges. The flowers are arranged singly or in pairs on the ends of branches on a rachis 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long, the pistil 23–24 mm (0.91–0.94 in) long. The flowers are green or cream-coloured, the style moroon with a green tip. Flowering mainly occurs from March to September and the fruit is a glabrous follicle 13–15 mm (0.51–0.59 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Grevillea singuliflora was first formally described in 1867 by
Distribution and habitat
The grevillea occurs in scattered populations from Helidon to the Blackdown Tableland in southeast Queensland. It grows on sandy soils, usually close to watercourses, in open dry eucalypt forest.[2]
Conservation status
Grevillea singuliflora is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[7]
References
- ^ "Grevillea singuliflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Grevillea singuliflora". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ISBN 0207172773.
- ^ "Grevillea singuliflora". APNI. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 6. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 92–93. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Grevillea singuliflora". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 5 February 2023.