Grevillea floripendula

Grevillea floripendula, also known as Ben Major grevillea, is a prostrate or spreading shrub which is endemic to a small area in central western Victoria in Australia. It grows up to 1 metre in height and 3 metres in width. The inflorescence is suspended on a long, thin peduncle. The individual flowers are green-grey to purplish-brown and appear between October and December (mid spring to early summer) in the species' native range.[1]

Ben Major grevillea
Grevillea floripendula
Ben Major Conservation Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. floripendula
Binomial name
Grevillea floripendula
R.V.Sm.
Synonyms

Grevillea 'Ben Major'

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by botanist Raymond Smith in Muelleria in 1981. Two forms of this species have been identified:

  • Ben Major form
  • Musical Gully form[1]

Distribution

Grevillea floripendula occurs in dry sclerophyll forest within a localised area to the north of Beaufort between Waterloo and Ben Major Forest .

Conservation status

In 1997 about 4000 plants remained in its native range, in 21 separate populations.[2] The species is listed as "Vulnerable" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, "threatened" in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and "Vulnerable" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Grevillea floripendula". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  2. Carter, Oberon; Anna H. Murphy & Judy Downe (November 2006). "National Recovery Plan for the Ben Major Grevillea Grevillea floripendula" (PDF). Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
  3. "Threatened List October 2010". Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Department of Sustainability and Environment. Archived from the original on 2005-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  4. "Advisory list of rare or threatened plants in Victoria - 2014" (PDF). The State of Victoria Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Action Statement - Ben Major Grevillea - Grevillea floripendula" (PDF). Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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