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Grevillea ramosissima

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Proteaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Proteales

Genus
  
Grevillea

Similar
  
Grevillea oxyantha, Grevillea pilosa, Grevillea floripendula, Grevillea ripicola, Grevillea montis‑cole

Grevillea ramosissima, commonly known as fan grevillea, is a shrub species of the family Proteaceae. It is native to south-eastern Australia.

Plants usually grow to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high. The cream or pale yellow conflorescences are conical or cylindrical and appear in spring.

The species was first formally described in 1830 by botanist Robert Brown. Brown assigned it the name Anadenia caleyi. In 1855, Swiss botanist Carl Meissner gave the species its current name.

Two subspecies are recognised:

  • Grevillea ramosissima subsp. hypargyrea (F.Muell.) Olde & Marriott. This subspecies, endemic to Victoria, was first described as G. ramosissima var. hypargyrea by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. The subspecies is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria. It occurs at Pine Mountain, Cudgewa Bluff and Mount Mittamatite.
  • Grevillea ramosissima Meisn. subsp. ramosissima, which occurs in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

    • References

    Grevillea ramosissima Wikipedia
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