Grevillea parviflora
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Grevillea parviflora is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae
. It is native to the state of New South Wales
in Australia
. There are two subspecies
:
In the past, the name Grevillea parviflora was used for plants in Victoria
which are now currently referred to the species G. alpivaga
, G. gariwerdensis
, G. micrantha
, G.neurophylla
or G. patulifolia
.
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
. It is native to the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
in 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...
. There are two subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
:
- G. parviflora subsp. parviflora,
- G. parviflora subsp. supplicans
In the past, the name Grevillea parviflora was used for 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....
which are now currently referred to the species G. alpivaga
Grevillea alpivaga
Grevillea alpivaga, also known as Buffalo Grevillea, is a species of the plant genus Grevillea. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia. The species grows as an erect to prostrate shrub, between 0.3 and 1 metre in height. Flowers usually appear between October and February in its native range...
, G. gariwerdensis
Grevillea gariwerdensis
Grevillea gariwerdensis is a species of the plant genus Grevillea. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia. The species grows as a low, suckering shrub, between 0.3 and 1 metre in height. Flowers usually appear between October and January in its native range...
, G. micrantha
Grevillea micrantha
Grevillea micrantha, also known as Small-flower Grevillea, is a shrub species which is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It grows to between 0.3 and 0.6 metres in height and has narrow leaves that are 1 to 4 cm in length and 0.6 to 1 mm in width...
, G.neurophylla
Grevillea neurophylla
Grevillea neurophylla, commonly known as Granite Grevillea, is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae. It is native to the states of New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. The species was first formally described by French botanist Michel Gandoger in Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de...
or G. patulifolia
Grevillea patulifolia
Grevillea patulifolia, commonly known as Swamp Grevillea, is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae. It is native to the states of New South Wales and Victoria in Australia....
.