Grevillea pinifolia

Grevillea pinifolia
Conservation status
Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. pinifolia
Binomial name
Grevillea pinifolia Meisn.

Grevillea pinifolia, commonly known as the Pine-leaved grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a few small areas in the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.^[1]

The many branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (1 to 2 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple linear undissected subterete leaves with a blade that is 20 to 45 millimetres (0.8 to 1.8 in) long and 0.5 to 1 mm (0.02 to 0.04 in) wide. It blooms from July to October and produces an axillary raceme irregular inflorescence with red or orange flowers and red-orange styles. Later it forms ovoid simple hairy fruit that is 10 mm (0.4 in) long. G. pinifolia regenerates from seed only.^[2]

Found amongst the medium to low trees in shrubland the shrub is able to grow in gravelly, sandy or loamy soils over laterite.^[2][1] Restircted to a small area in the Wheatbelt between Coorow, Carnamah, Dalwallinu and Moora.

See also

• List of Grevillea species

References