''Grevillea floribunda'', commonly known as seven dwarfs grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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and is

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to eastern Australia. It is a spreading shrub with oblong to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and groups of six to twenty flowers covered with rusty brown hairs.

Description

''Grevillea floribunda'' is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of . Its leaves are oblong to egg-shaped, mostly long and wide and softly-hairy on the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in groups of six to twenty, usually at the end of branches, the

perianth The perianth (perigonium, perigon or perigone in monocots) is the non-reproductive part of the flower. It is a structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla (petals) or tepal ...

is greenish and covered with woolly, rusty-brown hairs and the

pistil Gynoecium (; ; : gynoecia) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl (botany), whorl of a flower; it consists ...

is long. The

ovary The ovary () is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova; when released, an ovum travels through the fallopian tube/ oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary on the left and the right side of the body. The ovaries are end ...

is sessile and the

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is reddish. Flowering occurs in all months with a peak in spring and the fruit is a hairy follicle long.

Taxonomy

''Grevillea floribunda'' was first formally described in 1830 by

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in his '' Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae''. The

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means "profusely flowering". In 1994, Peter M. Olde and Neil R. Marriott described two subspecies of ''G. floribunda'' and the names are accepted by the

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: * ''Grevillea floribunda'' R.Br. subsp. ''floribunda'' * ''Grevillea floribunda'' subsp. ''tenella'' Olde & Marriott

Distribution and habitat

Seven dwarfs grevillea grows in forest and woodland and is widespread on the tablelands and western slopes of New South Wales and in south-eastern Queensland. There is a single doubtful record from the Killawarra Forest in Victoria. Subspecies ''tenella'' is restricted to the

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region of Queensland.

Conservation status

''Grevillea floribunda'' is currently listed as

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on the

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. It is an extremely widespread and common species with a stable overall population and no known major threats. Minor, localised threats include inappropriate fire regimes and land clearing for agriculture.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5607920 floribunda Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Proteales of Australia Plants described in 1830