Coochin Hills grevillea

Common name: Coochin Hills grevillea
Scientific name: Grevillea hodgei Olde & Marriott
Family: Proteaceae
Status: Critically endangered

The Coochin Hills grevillea is an erect shrub that is 1-4m tall. The leaves are 6-19cm long and divided into 6-14 lobes that are hairy underneath. The flowers are clustered, creamy yellow with dense brown hairs.

The grevillea is found in a very narrow range in the Beerwah area in South East Queensland. It is naturally restricted to two peaks in the Glasshouse Mountains with one subpopulation protected within the Glasshouse Mountains National Park.

The Coochin Hills grevillea can be found on mid-upper slopes in shrubby woodland. Flowering occurs all year but peaks in March and October.

Threats and recovery actions

Threats to the Coochin Hills grevillea include:

• hybridisation (cross breeding) with other plants, given the proximity of urban areas
• inappropriate fire regimes
• invasive weeds such as ochna and lantana.

A Recovery Action Plan to guide activities to protect and recover the species is being finalised. Work already undertaken by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service includes prescribed burning and pest management where the species is found in the Glasshouse Mountains National Park and monitoring habitat condition.

For more information about the Coochin Hills grevillea, view the species profile.

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