Grevillea dryophylla
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Grevillea dryophylla, also known as Goldfields Grevillea, is a spreading shrub which is endemic to Victoria
, Australia
. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres in height . The flowers are green and light brown, maroon or dull-yellow and appear between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.
The species was first formally described by Norman Wakefield in Victorian Naturalist in 1956.
G. dryophylla occurs in dry sclerophyll
forest in an area bounded by St Arnaud, Bendigo
, Castlemaine
and Maryborough
. The species is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres in height . The flowers are green and light brown, maroon or dull-yellow and appear between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.
The species was first formally described by Norman Wakefield in Victorian Naturalist in 1956.
G. dryophylla occurs in dry sclerophyll
Sclerophyll
Sclerophyll is the term for a type of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes . The word comes from the Greek sclero and phyllon ....
forest in an area bounded by St Arnaud, Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
, Castlemaine
Castlemaine, Victoria
Castlemaine is a city in Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region of Victoria about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne, and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. The...
and Maryborough
Maryborough, Victoria
-Education:Maryborough has three schools:*Highview Christian Community College*Maryborough Education Centre Years Prep–12*St Augustine's Primary School Grades Prep–6-Music:...
. The species is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.