Appearance
"Grevillea batrachioides" is a shrub which typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 2 metres and has glaucous branchlets. It has pinnate leaves that are 10 to 40 millimetres long, 1 to 1.2 mm wide with their edges rolled under. Irregularly shaped pink inflorescence located on a raceme at the end of the branchlets from October to December. A simple brown hairy ellipsoidal, ribbed fruit follows.
Naming
Mount Lesueur grevillea was first formally described in 1986 by D.J. Mc Gillivray from an unpublished description by Ferdinand von Mueller. The specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek word "batrachos" meaning "frog": 355 with the ending "oides" meaning "likeness": 45 referring to a similarity of this plant to those in the subgenus "Batrachium" of "Ranunculus" known as "water buttercup".Status
Declared as a rare flora in 1992, "G. batrachioides" was later nationally ranked as Critically Endangered when assessed in 2000. Although it has not yet been assessed by the IUCN, it meets Red List Category ‘CR’ under criterion D. Only one population exists numbering 45 adult plants and 13 juveniles in 2002. The main threats are fire, disease and recreational activities.References:
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