Grevillea decipiens is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a dense, compact shrub with erect branches, linear leaves and small groups of red flowers with a pale orange to red style.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. decipiens
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| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea decipiens | |
Description
editGrevillea decipiens is a dense, compact shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) and has erect branches. Its leaves are linear, 25–90 mm (0.98–3.54 in) long and 1.0–1.6 mm (0.039–0.063 in) wide with the edges rolled under, enclosing most of the lower surface. The flowers are usually arranged singly or in groups of up to six in leaf axils and are red with an orange to red style with a green tip, the pistil 17–20.5 mm (0.67–0.81 in) long. Flowering occurs from May to August and the fruit is a follicle 10.0–11.5 mm (0.39–0.45 in) long and 3.0–4.5 mm (0.12–0.18 in) wide.[3][4]
Taxonomy
editGrevillea decipiens was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book New names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) from specimens collected by Alex George in 1969.[5] The specific epithet (decipiens) means "deceiving" , referring to this species' similarity to Grevillea oligantha.[3][6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis grevillea grows in shrubland and mallee woodland between Ongerup and Frank Hann National Park in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of southern Western Australia.[3][4]
Conservation status
editGrevillea decipiens is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[1][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Keighery, G.; Makinson, R.; Monks, L. (2020). "Grevillea decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T112651192A113307856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T112651192A113307856.en. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Grevillea decipiens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Grevillea decipiens". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Grevillea decipiens". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ^ "Grevillea decipiens". APNI. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780958034180.