Grevillea microstyla is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with divided or toothed leaves with dense clusters of crimson flowers that have a dull orange style.
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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. microstyla
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Description
editGrevillea microstyla is shrub that typically grows to a height of 30–80 cm (12–31 in) and forms a lignotuber. Its leaves are egg-shaped to broadly oblong, 30–83 mm (1.2–3.3 in) long and 20–43 mm (0.79–1.69 in) wide in outline, but with 7 to 15 triangular teeth or lobes. The flowers are arranged in dense, more or less spherical clusters on a rachis 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long and are crimson with a dull orange style, the pistil 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. Flowering occurs from December to June, and the fruit is an oblong follicle 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editGrevillea microstyla was first formally described in 2000 by Matthew Barrett and Robert Makinson in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected in 1998.[4] The specific epithet (microstyla) means "having a small style".[5]
Distribution and habitat
editThis grevillea grows in grassy woodland in shallow valleys and below ridges in the western Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
editGrevillea microstyla is listed as"Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[3] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grevillea microstyla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea microstyla". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Grevillea microstyla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Grevillea microstyla". APNI. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 7 July 2022.