Grevillea drummondii

Grevillea drummondii, or Drummond's grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to the south west region of Western Australia.

Drummond's grevillea
Grevillea drummondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. drummondii
Binomial name
Grevillea drummondii

It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre in height and produces flowers between June and December (early winter to early summer) in its native range. These are cream in bud, ageing to pink or red.[1] The leaves are narrow-elliptic to narrow-obovate and are 1 to 3 cm long and 1.5 to 3 mm wide.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist Carl Meissner, his description published in Plantae Preissianae in 1845.[2] Grevillea pimeleoides and G. centristigma are closely related and were formerly treated as subspecies.[2] Grevillea drummondii is classified as Priority Four Flora (Rare) under the Wildlife Conservation Act in Western Australia.[3]

References
  1. "Grevillea drummondii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  2. "Grevillea drummondii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  3. "Grevillea drummondii ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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