| Grevillea murex | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. murex |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea murex | |
Grevillea murex is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a relatively small area of south-western Western Australia. It is a spreading, much-branched shrub with hand-shaped leaves and clusters of greenish-white to dull cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea murex is a dense, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.8–2.0 m (2 ft 7 in – 6 ft 7 in) and has many branches, the branchlets covered with silky hairs. The leaves are erect, hand-shaped, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) wide, the 3 to 6 finger-like lobes linear to oblong, 1–8 mm (0.039–0.315 in) long and 1.0–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide. The edges of the leaves are rolled under, enclosing most of the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in more or less dome-shaped clusters on a rachis 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long. The flowers are greenish-white to dull cream-coloured, the pistil 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is an oblong to elliptic follicle covered with rough projections and 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in) long. [2] [3]
Grevillea murex was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) from specimens collected by Bob Coveny and Bruce Maslin south-west of Three Springs in 1976. [4] The specific epithet (murex) means "a shellfish covered with projections" referring to the fruit. [5]
This grevillea is only known from the Morawa area in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion of south-western Western Australia, where it grows in woodland and shrubland. [2] [3]
Grevillea murex is listed as "Threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [3] [6] meaning that it is in danger of extinction. [6]
Grevillea thelemanniana, commonly known as spider net grevillea, is species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Perth, Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with linear and pinnatipartite to pinnatisect leaves with linear to narrowly elliptic lobes, and clusters of 6 to 14 pinkish-red and cream-coloured flowers with a red, green-tipped style.
Grevillea vestita is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading, prickly shrub with lobed leaves, the number and arrangement of lobes depending on subspecies, and more or less spherical to dome-shaped clusters of hairy, white to cream-coloured flowers sometimes tinged with pink.
Grevillea intricata is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the west of Western Australia. It is a densely-branched shrub with tangled branchlets, divided leaves with linear lobes and clusters of pale greenish-white to light cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea shiressii is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to New South Wales where it is found in only two localities near Gosford. It is an erect shrub with oblong to narrowly lance-shaped and small clusters of green to bluish-grey, later cream-coloured flowers with a brownish-maroon style.
Grevillea pectinata, commonly known as comb-leaf grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with divided, comb-like leaves and mauve-pink to red and cream-coloured to yellow flowers with a red to deep pink style.
Grevillea scapigera, commonly known as Corrigin grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a small area of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to weakly ascending, suckering shrub with divided leaves, the end lobes broadly triangular and sharply-pointed, and spikes of white to cream-coloured flowers held above the foliage.
Grevillea obtusiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a small area of eastern New South Wales. It is a low, spreading to erect shrub with many stems, narrowly elliptic to oblong or linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and pinkish-red and cream-coloured flowers with a red style.
Grevillea leucoclada is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a small area in the west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with divided leaves, the lobes further divided, the end lobes linear or tapered, and cone-shaped clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea lissopleura is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a relatively small area of inland Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with linear leaves and clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea insignis, commonly known as wax grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, bushy shrub with more or less oblong leaves with seven to seventeen sharply-pointed, triangular teeth, and more or less spherical or cylindrical clusters of cream-coloured flowers ageing to pink.
Grevillea mimosoides, commonly known as caustic bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with curved, narrowly elliptic or egg-shaped leaves and greenish-white to cream-coloured or pale yellow flowers.
Grevillea erinacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with deeply-divided leaves with three to five linear lobes, rotated through 90°, and cream-coloured flowers with a white style.
Grevillea manglesioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub usually with wedge-shaped leaves with lobed ends, and toothbrush-shaped clusters of flowers, the colour varying with subspecies.
Grevillea muelleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the a relatively small area of south-western Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear to narrowly oblong, or divided leaves with linear or narrowly egg-shaped lobes, more or less spherical clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea obliquistigma is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with linear leaves, and conical to cylindrical clusters of creamy-white to yellowish cream-coloured flowers, sometimes tinged with pink.
Grevillea patentiloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to erect, spreading to straggling shrub with divided leaves, and down-turned clusters of red to deep pink and cream-coloured to bright yellow flowers with a red to deep pink style.
Grevillea psilantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a small area in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with erect, linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves, and cylindrical clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea roycei is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an open, erect to spreading shrub with divided leaves, the lobes linear to tapering, and more or less spherical clusters of cream-coloured and yellow flowers with a white style.
Grevillea scabra, commonly known as the rough-leaved grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, open shrub with clusters of narrowly elliptic to more or less linear leaves and small clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea trifida is species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a spiny, erect to low spreading shrub, usually with divided, variably-shaped leaves, and clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
