Grevillea montis-cole

R.V.Sm.
Muelleria 5: 223 (1983)
Taxonomic status Accepted
Occurrence status Present
Origin Native
Degree of establishment Native

Straggling to open semi-erect shrub 0.6–1.5 m high. Branchlet indumentum sparse villous. Leaves 3–7 cm long, 1.5–5.5 cm wide, 5–15-partite; primary lobes spreading, often 2–5-fid with subtriangular ultimate lobes; lower surface with scattered spreading hairs along the veins, or almost glabrous; margin shortly recurved. Conflorescences terminal, erect to decurved, simple, secund, 2–6 cm long; peduncles (10–)7–15(–20) mm long, 0.6–0.8 mm wide, usually with at least some hairs, rarely occasional peduncles glabrous; rachis with spreading hairs; perianth green to brown, narrow, outer surface subsericeous to tomentose, inner surface glabrous; ovary stipitate, villous, style bright red, glabrous, pollen presenter oblique. Fruits tomentose, with reddish dorsal markings.

VVP, CVU.

2 subspecies, both Victorian endemics.

See notes for Grevillea floripendula and G. microstegia.

Source:

Makinson, R.O. (1996). Grevillea. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., ‍Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae‍, pp. 845–870. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 30 Dec. 2016
Grevillea montis-cole (hero image) Spinning
Grevillea montis-cole (distribution map) Spinning