Grevillea hislopii is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dense, single-stemmed shrub with linear to narrow elliptic leaves and clusters of hairy, whitish-grey flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. hislopii
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| Grevillea hislopii | |
Description
editGrevillea hislopii is a dense, single-stemmed shrub that typically grows to up to 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) high and 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) wide. Its adult leaves are linear to narrowly elliptic, 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long and 1.2–6 mm (0.047–0.236 in) wide on a petiole up to 1 mm (0.039 in) long and with a small point up to 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long on the tip. The lower surface of the leaves is densely hairy. The flowers are arranged in leaf axils or on the ends of branchlets in clusters on a rachis 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long. The flowers are greyish-white, hairy and slightly rust-coloured, the style white and slightly pink with a green tip, the pistil 6 mm (0.24 in) long. Flowering occurs in spring and the fruit is an oval follicle 7.5–12 mm (0.30–0.47 in) long.[2]
Taxonomy
editGrevillea hislopii was first formally described in 2008 by Peter M. Olde and Neil R. Marriott in the journal Nuytsia from specimens they collected near Perth in 2002.[2][3] The specific epithet (hislopii) honours Michael Clyde Hislop.[2][4]
Distribution and habitat
editThis grevillea grows in open woodland near creeks and drainage lines in a small area west of York in the Jarrah Forest bioregion of south-western Western Australia.[2][5]
Conservation status
editGrevillea hislopii is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[5] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grevillea hislopii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Olde, Peter M.; Marriott, Neil R. (2008). "Recognition of new taxa in Grevillea (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) from south-west Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 18: 224–227. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Grevillea hislopii". APNI. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ a b "Grevillea hislopii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 13 May 2022.