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Creeping Grevillea

Grevillea repens

Photo by Vinny
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Description:

Rare plant Endemic to Victoria, a prostrate sub-shrub growing approx. 1m along ground. Flowers occurring in bunches, the unopened buds (pic 2) looking like a bunch of grapes.

The anthers are located at the base of the flower, the long 'arm' of the flower is actually the female part of the flower (style and stigma), which are not active at this stage but receive a dusting of pollen collected from the anthers while the flower is opening. This can be seen at different stages in pic 2.

Habitat:

Heathy Dry Forest

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Comments (3)
LisaPowers
Congrats! This spotting has been featured as a PN Fact of the Day! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154791448880603/?type=1&notif_t=scheduled_post_published Project Noah Fact of the Day: The word endemic means native to or restricted to a certain country or area. The creeping grevilla is endemic to Victoria, Australia where it grows as a prostrate shrub. It occurs in montane eucalyptus forests in two discrete populations with distinct forms and is listed as Rare by the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Creeping Grevillea (Grevillea repens) spotted in Victoria, Australia by PN user Vinny: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/996256011
Vinny
Both genera from the Proteceae family.... forgivable, I guess ;)
Mark Ridgway
Those leaves look like banksia to a rank novice like me. Nice find.

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PublishedNovember 4, 2014

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