Grevillea linsmithii

Grevillea linsmithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a spreading shrub with oblong leaves, and small clusters of orange-pink to bright red flowers.

Description

Grevillea linsmithii is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of. Its leaves are oblong, mostly long and wide, the lower surface covered with shaggy hairs. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branches and hang downwards mostly in groups of two to four on a rachis usually long. The flowers are orange-pink to bright red with a greyish pink, gently curved style, the pistil long. Flowering occurs from March to November and the fruit is a elliptic follicle long.

Taxonomy

Grevillea linsmithii was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book, New Names in Grevillea from specimens collected from Mount Greville in 1973. The specific epithet,, honours Lindsay Stuart Smith.

Distribution and habitat

This grevillea grows in scrub and forest in rocky places from south of Boonah in Queensland to the upper reaches of the Hastings and Forbes [River (New South Wales)|Forbes Rivers] in north-eastern New South Wales.

Conservation status

Grevillea linsmithii is listed as "Endangered" in Queensland under the Queensland Government Nature [Conservation Act 1992].