Fruits/Seeds
Fruits are smooth cone shaped appendages that measure 17 - 20 mm long.
Field Guide
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Mountain Grevillea
Erect, spreading shrub growing to approximately 1.5 - 3 m high and 1.5 - 4.5 m wide. Branchlets are densely covered in small, white hairs.
Leaves
Leaves are elliptic (rounded) to lanceolate (lance-shaped), and about 6 - 12 cm long and 10 - 45 mm wide. The upper surface of the leaf is olive green in colour, smooth and semi-glossy with the underside being a pale-green/white colour, covered in white hairs. Leaf margins are flat or slightly recurved.
Flowers
Produces red or reddish brown flowers that bloom at the end of branches. Flowers are trumpet-like measuring 3 - 17 mm long and 1.2 - 1.6 mm wide, a single stem shoots from the flower and measures 17 - 90 mm long.
What to Observe
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First fully open single flower
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Full flowering (record all days)
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End of flowering (when 95% of the flowers have faded)
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Open seed pods containing seeds (record all days)
Climate Adaptations
Climate change will directly affect the ecological communities in which this alpine species resides. An increase in temperature and extreme heat events will reduce viable habitat for this species.
When and Where
When To Look
- Flowering primarily from August to January, but in the absence of snow can occur sporadically throughout the year
Where To Look
- Endemic to south-eastern NSW and mountainous parts of Victoria
- Confined to the high montane, subalpine and alpine regions, but occasionally found as low as 500 m above sea level
- Look in forest, woodland and heath
What Else?
It is on the Victorian Government's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.
