Grevillea phillipsiana

Grevillea phillipsiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a prickly, spreading to erect shrub with linear leaves, and clusters of red flowers.

Description

Grevillea phillipsiana is a prickly, spreading to erect shrub that typically grows to a height of and has linear or tapering leaves, long and wide. The edges of the leaves are rolled under enclosing most of the lower surface and the upper surface has ridges along its length. The flowers are usually arranged on the ends of branches in clusters of 2 to 14 on a silky-hairy rachis long. The flowers are red, the pistil long. Flowering occurs from July to September and the fruit is a narrowly oval follicle about long.

Taxonomy

Grevillea phillipsiana was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book New Names in Grevillea from specimens collected by near Norseman in 1968. The specific epithet honours the collector of the type specimens.

Distribution and habitat

This grevillea grows in shrubland, woodland and mallee scrub on rocky soil derived from granite, between Norseman and the Zanthus in the Coolgardie and Nullarbor bioregions of southern Western Australia.

Conservation status

This grevillea is listed as "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.