Grevillea infecunda

Grevillea infecunda, commonly known as Anglesea grevillea, is a root-suckering shrub which is endemic to Victoria, Australia.[2] It grows to 0.3 to 1.2 metres in height. The flowers are yellowish-green, ageing to orange-red.[2] These appear between October and December (mid spring to early summer) in its native range.[2]

Anglesea grevillea
Grevillea infecunda
in Great Otway National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. infecunda
Binomial name
Grevillea infecunda

The species was first formally described by Donald McGillivray in New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) in 1986.[1]

Grevillea infecunda occurs in undulating terrain in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet.[3] Two preserved plant specimens were collected by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1852 from Brighton and confirmed as this species by Donald McGillivray in the 1980s; the area is now suburbia.[2][4]

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 in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[5][6]

References
  1. "Grevillea infecunda". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Grevillea infecunda". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. Carter, Oberon (November 2006). "National Recovery Plan for the Anglesea Grevillea Grevillea infecunda" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment.
  4. "Specimen records, from Melbourne herbarium, Victoria". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. "Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act - Listed Taxa, Communities and Potentially Threatening Processes". Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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