Grevillea obtecta
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| Grevillea obtecta Molyneux |
Grevillea obtecta is a spreading shrub which is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is known by the common names Fryerstown Grevillea, Elphinstone Grevillea, or Taradale Grevillea. It grows to 0.5 metres in height and about 1.2 m in width The flowers, which are light green to yellow, appear between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.
The species was first formally described by Bill Molyneux in Muelleriana in 1985. This species is quite variable in leaf shape and a number of forms have been identified:
- Fryers Range form
- Upper Loddon form
- Drummond North form
G. obtecta occurs in dry sclerophyll forest between Fryerstown and the north of Daylesford. It is found on the south faces of gravelly slopes.
[edit] References
- Grevillea obtecta. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Grevillea obtecta. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
