Grevillea microstegia

Grevillea microstegia, the Mount Cassell grevillea,[1] is a spreading shrub which is endemic to the Grampians National Park in Victoria, Australia. It grows to between 0.3 and 1 metre in height and 2 to 4 metres in width. The flowers are reddish-brown and have green-tipped red styles. These appear between November and December (late spring to early summer) in its native range.

Mount Cassell grevillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. microstegia
Binomial name
Grevillea microstegia

The species was first formally described by Bill Molyneux in Muelleria in 1975.

Grevillea microstegia is endemic to the Mount Cassel area in the Mount William Range, north-west of Moyston, Victoria.

The species is listed as "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.[1][2]

References
  1. "Flora and Fauna Guarantee Threatened List". Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Department of Sustainability and Environment. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. "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 2012.
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