Grevillea imberbis is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a prostrate to low, spreading shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white flowers, sometimes turning pink with age.
| Grevillea imberbis | |
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| Near Kanangra Walls | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. imberbis
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| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea imberbis | |
Description
editGrevillea humilis is a prostrate to low, spreading shrub, that typically grows to a height of 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) and forms a rhizome. Its leaves are egg-shaped to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, or sometimes linear, 10–40 mm (0.39–1.57 in) long and 2–6.5 mm (0.079–0.256 in) wide, the lower surface silky-hairy. The flowers are arranged in clusters of about 4 to 12 on the ends of branches and are white, sometimes turning pink with age, the pistil 6.5–8.5 mm (0.26–0.33 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to February.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editGrevillea imberbis was first formally described in 2000 by Robert Owen Makinson in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected by Roger Coveny near Kanangra Walls in 1973.[2][4] The specific epithet (imberbis) means "beardless", referring to the lack of a beard on the inner perianth.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
editThis grevillea is only known from the Kanangra Walls area and in the area between Braidwood and Mongarlowe where it grows in heath and on the edges of heathy woodland.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Grevillea imberbis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Grevillea imberbis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b Makinson, Robert O. "Grevillea imberbis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea imberbis". APNI. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780958034180.