Grevillea depauperata

Grevillea depauperata is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, dense, spreading shrub with oblong or egg-shaped leaves and clusters of red to orange flowers.

Description
Grevillea depauperata is a low, dense, spreading or prostrate shrub that typically grows to a height of 20–80 cm. Its leaves are oblong or egg-shaped, 6–30 mm long and 1.5–10 mm wide with the edges curved down or rolled under. The upper surface of the leaves is glabrous and glossy, the lower surface densely hairy. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branches and in leaf axils in erect groups of up to eight on a rachis 0.5–1 mm long, the pistil 11.0–15.5 mm long. The flowers are red to orange and woolly hairy on the outside. Flowering mostly occurs from May to October and the fruit is an oval follicle about 15 mm long.

Taxonomy
Grevillea depauperata was first formally described in 1830 by Robert Brown in the Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae from specimens collected by William Baxter near King George Sound in 1829. The specific epithet (depauperata) means "reduced", referring to the habit of the plant.

Distribution and habitat
Grevillea depauperata grows in woodland between Albany, Cranbrook and Manjimup in the Esperance Plains and Jarrah Forest biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.

Conservation status
This grevillea is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and as "not threatened" by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.