Grevillea prominens is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of the South West region of Western Australia. It is a shrub with divided leaves, the end-lobes linear to narrow triangular, and creamy-white flowers usually projected beyond the foliage.
| Grevillea prominens | |
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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. prominens
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| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea prominens | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Grevillea trifida 'long-inflorescence form' | |
Description
editGrevillea prominens is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–2 m (1 ft 8 in – 6 ft 7 in) and has glabrous branchlets. The leaves are 30–45 mm (1.2–1.8 in) long and divided with three lobes, each usually divided again with a further three lobes, the end lobes linear to narrow triangular, 4–22 mm (0.16–0.87 in) long and 0.6–2 mm (0.024–0.079 in) wide with the edges rolled under. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branchlets, in usually branched clusters, usually beyond the foliage, more or less on one side of a glabrous rachis 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long. The flowers are creamy-white, the pistil 45–55 mm (1.8–2.2 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs in September and October and the fruit is an egg-shaped follicle 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
editGrevillea prominens was first formally described in 1993 by Peter Olde and Neil Marriott in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected near Harvey in 1991.[3][5] The specific epithet (prominens) means "prominent", referring to the flowers held conspiculusly above the foliage.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThis grevillea grows in forest along creek lines and is only known from a few locations near Harvey in the Jarrah Forest bioregion of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
editGrevillea prominens is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[4] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Grevillea prominens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea prominens". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d Olde, Peter M.; Marriott, Neil R. (1993). "New species and taxonomic changes in Grevillea (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) from south-west Western Australia". Nuytsia. 9 (2): 262–265. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea prominens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Grevillea prominens". APNI. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 17 October 2022.