Английская Википедия:Grevillea murex

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Grevillea murex is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a relatively small area of south-western Western Australia. It is a spreading, much-branched shrub with hand-shaped leaves and clusters of greenish-white to dull cream-coloured flowers.

Description

Grevillea murex is a dense, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt and has many branches, the branchlets covered with silky hairs. The leaves are erect, hand-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, the 3 to 6 finger-like lobes linear to oblong, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The edges of the leaves are rolled under, enclosing most of the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in more or less dome-shaped clusters on a rachis Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are greenish-white to dull cream-coloured, the pistil Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is an oblong to elliptic follicle covered with rough projections and Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Grevillea murex was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) from specimens collected by Bob Coveny and Bruce Maslin south-west of Three Springs in 1976.[3] The specific epithet (murex) means "a shellfish covered with projections" referring to the fruit.[4]

Distribution and habitat

This grevillea is only known from the Morawa area in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion of south-western Western Australia, where it grows in woodland and shrubland.[1][2]

Conservation status

Grevillea murex is listed as "Threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2][5] meaning that it is in danger of extinction.[5]

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