Common name: Linear-leaf Grevillea
Grevillea humilis subsp. humilis Makinson APNI* Synonyms: Grevillea linearifolia 'coastal form' of Olde & Marriott (1995) APNI*
Grevillea linearifolia 'northern form' of Makinson (1991) APNI*
Description: Low erect or rarely spreading shrub to c. 1 m tall. Hairs of branchlets and lower leaf surfaces not reflective-sparkling. Branchlets usually densely subsericeous to tomentose except on larger ridges.
Adult leaves ascending, narrowly oblong-elliptic, 3–4 (-5) cm long, 1.8–2.5 mm wide, usually solitary or irregularly arranged, sometimes a weak tendency to occur in clusters of 3; upper surface usually glabrous.
Pedicels 4–6 mm long. Flower colour: perianth and style usually pink or occasionally white. Pistil 7–10 mm long.
Flowering: Flowers August–November
Distribution and occurrence: Occurs in N.S.W., in the lower Hunter region from Morriset N to Karuah area, and inland to Booral, Stroud and Scone; possibly also in the Putty area. Grows mainly in open low eucalypt associations on slopes in heavy loam or clay-loam soils, occasionally also on heathy woodland flats, occasionally (Karuah) in seasonally waterlogged areas.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, NWS, CWS
Text by R.O. Makinson
Taxon concept: R.O. Makinson (Fl. Australia)
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