| Grevillea microstyla | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. microstyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea microstyla M.D.Barrett & Makinson | |
Grevillea microstyla is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with divided or toothed leaves with dense clusters of crimson flowers that have a dull orange style.
Description
Grevillea microstyla is shrub that typically grows to a height of 30–80 cm (12–31 in) and forms a lignotuber. Its leaves are egg-shaped to broadly oblong, 30–83 mm (1.2–3.3 in) long and 20–43 mm (0.79–1.69 in) wide in outline, but with 7 to 15 triangular teeth or lobes. The flowers are arranged in dense, more or less spherical clusters on a rachis 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long and are crimson with a dull orange style, the pistil 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. Flowering occurs from December to June, and the fruit is an oblong follicle 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in) long.
Taxonomy
Grevillea microstyla was first formally described in 2000 by Matthew Barrett and Robert Makinson in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected in 1998. The specific epithet (microstyla) means "having a small style".
Distribution and habitat
This grevillea grows in grassy woodland in shallow valleys and below ridges in the western Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.
Conservation status
Grevillea microstyla is listed as"Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.
See also
References
- "Grevillea microstyla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Grevillea microstyla". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Grevillea microstyla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Grevillea microstyla". APNI. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780958034180.
- "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Grevillea microstyla | |