Grevillea rivularis
Introduction '''''Grevillea rivularis''''', commonly known as '''Carrington Falls grevillea''', is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a dense, spreading shrub with divided leaves with more or less linear, sharply-pointed lobes, and clusters of cream-coloured flowers that turn pink or grey as they age.
Description ''Grevillea rivularis'' is a dense, glabrous, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of . Its leaves are divided,  long and wide, with 3 to 9 lobes, each lobe with 3 to 5   linear to narrowly triangular lobes  long,  wide and sharply pointed. The edges of the leaves are rolled under, almost enclosing the lower surface apart from the midvein. The flowers are arranged in downturned clusters on one side of a rachis  long. The flowers are glabrous, cream-coloured, later pearly pink or grey, the pistil  long. Flowering occurs from September to April and the fruit is shaggy hairy follicle  long.
Taxonomy ''Grevillea rivularis'' was first formally described in 1975 by Lawrie Johnson and Donald McGillivray in the journal ''Telopea'' from specimens collected in 1960 at Carrington Falls by  Ernest Francis Constable. The specific epithet (''rivularis'') means "a small stream".
Distribution and habitat Carrington Falls grevillea grows with other shrubs along creeks and is restricted to Carrington Falls in Budderoo National Park.
Conservation status The species is listed as "endangered" under the Australian Government ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' and the New South Wales Government ''Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016''. The main threats to the species include its small population size, road and trail management, and inappropriate fire regimes.
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