Grevillea dielsiana
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Grevillea dielsiana, commonly known as Diels grevillea,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with divided leaves, the end lobes linear and tapering, and groups of red or orange flowers, often with streaks of pink or cream.
Description
Grevillea dielsiana is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of Template:Cvt and has glaucous branchlets. The leaves are Template:Cvt long and have three lobes, each usually with three further lobes, the end lobes linear and tapering, Template:Cvt long and Template:Cvt wide. The flowers are arranged in groups on a rachis Template:Cvt long and are red to orange, often with streaks of pink or cream, the pistil Template:Cvt long. The style is red or pink, pale pink or white near the tip. Flowering occurs from August to September and the fruit is oblong to elliptic follicle Template:Cvt long.[2][1]
Taxonomy
Grevillea dielsiana was first formally described in 1943 by Charles Gardner in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia from material he collected near the Murchison River.[3][4] The specific epithet (dielsiana) honours Ludwig Diels.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Diels grevillea grows in heath or shrubland between Geraldton, Mullewa and Shark Bay in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains and Yalgoo biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2][1]
Conservation status
Grevillea dielsiana is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife It has a stable population and does not currently face any major threats.[6][1]
References
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