Английская Википедия:Grevillea microstegia

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Grevillea microstegia, commonly known as Mount Cassell grevillea,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Victoria in Australia. It is a prostrate to low-lying or straggling shrub with deeply divided leaves, the end lobes triangular, and toothbrush-shaped clusters of reddish-brown flowers with a red style.

Description

Grevillea microstegia is a prostrate to low-lying or straggling shrub that typically grows to Шаблон:Cvt high Шаблон:Cvt wide. Its leaves are Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide and oblong in outline, but deeply pinnatisect with five to 13 lobes, each sometimes further divided. The end lobes of the leaves are more or less triangular, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The end lobes or teeth are usually sharply pointed and the edges of the leaves curve downwards. The flowers are arranged in toothbrush-like clusters on a rachis Шаблон:Cvt long and are reddish-brown with a glabrous red style, the pistil Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from November to December and the fruit is a silky-hairy follicle Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy

Grevillea microstegia was first formally described in 1975 by Bill Molyneux in the journal Muelleria from specimens collected in 1970 on Mount Cassell in the central eastern ranges of the Grampians National Park.[3][4] The specific epithet (microstegia) refers to the small floral bracts.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Mount Cassell grevillea grows on sandy or rocky soil in forest and scrub in the William Range area of the Grampians National Park.[2][1]

Conservation status

This species is listed as "threatened" in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and "Vulnerable in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[5]

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