Grevillea aneura explained

Grevillea aneura, commonly known as Red Lake grevillea,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a dense, prickly shrub with sharply-pointed, deeply divided leaves and light yellow to reddish flowers.

Description

Grevillea aneura is a dense shrub that typically grows to a height of . It has sharply-pointed leaves long that are divided to the mid-rib into two or three lobes, the lobes sometimes further divided, the end lobes linear to more or less cylindrical, long and wide. The flowers are arranged along an erect rachis long, and are light yellow to red or reddish-orange, the pistil long with a light orange to bright red style with a greenish tip. Flowering mostly occurs from August to January and the fruit is a follicle long.

Taxonomy

Grevillea aneura was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae).[2] The specific epithet (aneura) means "without nerves", referring to the phyllodes.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Red Lake grevillea grows in heath and mallee scrub between Lake King and south of Salmon Gums in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.

Conservation status

Grevillea aneura is classified as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that is rare or near threatened.[4]

It is also listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Although it has a limited distribution, it has been observed to be common and has a stable population. There are currently no major threats to the species.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grevillea aneura . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra . 22 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Grevillea aneura. APNI. 22 November 2020.
  3. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 133 . 3rd.
  4. Web site: Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna. Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. 22 November 2021.
  5. Monks, L. . Keighery, G. . 2020 . Grevillea aneura . 2020 . e.T112645903A113307646 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T112645903A113307646.en . 20 December 2023.