Grevillea alpivaga

Grevillea alpivaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. alpivaga
Binomial name
	Grevillea alpivaga; Gand.[1]
Synonyms
	Grevillea linearifolia 'form h (Mt Buffalo form)' D.J.McGillivray & R.O.Makinson

Grevillea alpivaga, also known as buffalo grevillea, is a species of the plant genus Grevillea.[2] It is endemic to Victoria in Australia.[3] The species grows as an erect to prostrate shrub, between 0.3 and 1 metre in height.[3] Flowers usually appear between October and February (mid spring to late summer) in its native range.[3] These have pale green, white or cream perianths and styles which are white to pale pink, becoming red.[3]

It is very similar in appearance to both Grevillea gariwerdensis and Grevillea neurophylla subsp. neurophylla.[3]

The species was first formally described by French botanist Michel Gandoger in the Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France in 1919, from plant material collected from the Victorian Alps.[1]

The species occurs in Eucalyptus woodland on Mount Buffalo and towards Porepunkah.[3] It is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[4]

References

"Grevillea alpivaga". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
"Grevillea alpivaga". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
"Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

External links

"Grevillea alpivaga". Grimwade Plant Collection.

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[APNI-1] "Grevillea alpivaga". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[Viridans-2] Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.

[FOA-3] "Grevillea alpivaga". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.

[DSE-4] "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.