Английская Википедия:Grevillea micrantha

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Grevillea micrantha, also known as small-flower grevillea,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Victoria in Australia. It is a spreading shrub with linear leaves and clusters of white to pale pink flowers.

Description

Grevillea micrantha is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt and often forms root suckers. The leaves are linear to narrowly elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide with the edges rolled under, usually obscuring the lower surface. The flowers are usually arranged on the ends of branches in umbel-like clusters of about 6 to 14 about Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are white to pale pink, the pistil Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from August to January and the fruit is an oval follicle Шаблон:Cvt long.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Grevillea micrantha was first formally described in 1854 by Carl Meissner in Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde.[4][5] The specific epithet (micrantha) means "small-flowered".[6]

Distribution and habitat

Small-flower grevillea grows in poor, stony soils in woodland in south-western Victoria in scattered populations in the area between the Brisbane Ranges, Wedderburn and Portland.[2][3]

Conservation status

This grevillea is listed as "critically endangered" in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988[7] and as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[1]

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