Orites lancifolius

Orites lancifolius, commonly known as alpine orites, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.[2][3] The species has a spreading habit and may be a prostrate or up to 2 metres high.[2] The leaves are 1 to 3 cm long, and 5 to 12 mm wide.[2] White to pale yellow flowers appear between December and January (early to mid summer) in its native range.[2] The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller from plant material that he collected "on the rocky summits of the Australian Alps (5-6000 feet high)".[1]

Orites lancifolius
Orites lancifolius in Baw Baw National Park.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Orites
Species:
O. lancifolius
Binomial name
Orites lancifolius

Orites lancifolius occurs in alpine and subalpine areas of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria in heath and tussock grassland amongst granite rocks.

References
  1. "Orites lancifolius". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Orites lancifolia". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Orites lancifolius". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
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