Grevillea sp. Mt Burrowa
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Grevillea sp. Mt Burrowa, commonly known as Burrowa Grevillea, is an undescribed species of Grevillea
from Mount Burrowa
in the north-east of Victoria
in Australia
. It is a shrub with ovate leaves
and red flowers.
The taxon
was first listed in the 7th edition of the Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria in 2003 as Grevillea sp. aff. oxyantha
(Mt Burrowa) and appears in the 2005 Australian Plant Census. It is listed as "Vulnerable in Victoria" in the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.
Grevillea
Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi. It was named in honour of Charles Francis Greville. The species range from prostrate shrubs less than 0.5 m tall to trees...
from Mount Burrowa
Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park
Burrowa-Pine Mountain is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 314 km northeast of Melbourne. The park is the location of Pine Mountain, Victoria the largest monolith in the southern hemisphere at 1.5 times the size of Uluru ....
in the north-east of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is a shrub with ovate leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
and red flowers.
The taxon
Taxon
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was first listed in the 7th edition of the Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria in 2003 as Grevillea sp. aff. oxyantha
Grevillea oxyantha
Grevillea oxyantha is a plant from the Protea family, found in the cold mountain regions of southern New South Wales, Australia. The Kybean Grevillea grows from one to three metres in height. They are often found on rocky places, near cliffs or occasionally near streams. Rock types are mostly...
(Mt Burrowa) and appears in the 2005 Australian Plant Census. It is listed as "Vulnerable in Victoria" in the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.