Grevillea floripendula

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Ben Major Grevillea

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. floripendula

Binomial name

Grevillea floripendula
R.V.Sm.

Synonyms

Grevillea 'Ben Major'

Grevillea floripendula, also known as Ben Major Grevillea, is a prostrate or spreading shrub which is endemic to a small area in central western Victoria in Australia. It grows up to 1 metre in height and 3 metres in width. The flowers are green-grey to purplish-brown and appear between October and December (mid spring to early summer) in its native range.

1 Taxonomy
2 Distribution
3 Conservation status
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by botanist Raymond Smith in Muelleria in 1981. Two forms of this species have been identified:

Ben Major form
Musical Gully form

[edit] Distribution

Grevillea floripendula occurs in dry sclerophyll forest within a localised area to the north of Beaufort between Waterloo and Ben Major Forest .

[edit] Conservation status

Only 4000 plants remain in its native range, in 21 separate populations. The species is listed as "vulnerable" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and "threatened" under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.