Caley's Grevillea :: Grevillea caleyi

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 072

On today’s show we learn about the Caley's Grevillea, a critically endangered flowering shrub native to Australia, specifically to the state of New South Wales, north of Sydney, near the Pacific coast. Its scientific name is Grevillea caleyi and it was first described in 1830.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (24:59) Citations
• (27:11) Music
• (33:34) Pledge

For more information about Caley's Grevillea conservation, please see the New South Wales Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water at https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/.

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Auld, T.D. & Makinson, R. 2020. Grevillea caleyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T112648700A113309255. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T112648700A113309255.en
• Auld, Tony D., and J. A. Scott. 2004. "Estimating Population Abundance in Species with Dormant Life-Stages: Fire and the Endangered Plant Grevillea Caleyi R. Br." Ecological Management & Restoration 5 (2): 125–29 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-8903.2004.00187.x
• Auld, Tony D, and Judith Scott. 2013. “Integrating Fire Management into Conservation Actions for the Threatened Shrub ‘Grevillea Caleyi.’” Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation 22 (1): 2--4. – https://doi.org/10.5962/p.373496
• Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. (2026, March 23). Grevillea caleyi — Caley's Grevillea. Species Profile and Threats Database. – http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=9683
• Howes, Jeff, and Dan Clarke. 2021. "Grevillea Caleyi." Australian Plants Society NSW. August 7, 2021. – https://resources.austplants.com.au/plant/grevillea-caleyi/.
• Llorens, T., Ayre, D. & Whelan, R. Evidence for ancient genetic subdivision among recently fragmented populations of the endangered shrub Grevillea caleyi (Proteaceae). Heredity 92, 519–526 (2004). – https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800444
• Llorens, Tanya. 2003. Genetic Structure and Diversity in the Soil-Stored Seed Bank of the Endangered Grevillea caleyi. Sydney: Australian Flora Foundation. - https://aff.org.au/results/grant-summaries/aff-llorens-g_caleyi/
• Morris, E. Charles. 2000. "Germination response of seven east Australian Grevillea species (Proteaceae) to smoke, heat exposure and scarification." Australian Journal of Botany 48 (2): 179–89. – https://doi.org/10.1071/BT98051
• NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). 2025. "Tricking Herbivore Noses to Aid Plant Conservation." Environment and Heritage. August 1, 2025. – https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/tricking-herbivore-noses-aid-plant-conservation-news
• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. 2022. Conservation Action Plan: Caley's Grevillea (Grevillea caleyi). Parramatta: Department of Planning and Environment. – https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/conservation-action-plan-caleys-grevillea-220101.pdf
• Office of Environment and Heritage. 2024. “Caley's Grevillea - Profile.” Threatened Species Profile, NSW BioNet. – https://threatenedspecies.bionet.nsw.gov.au/profile?id=10361
• Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust (1999-2011) PlantNET - The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia (version 2.0). – http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Grevillea~caleyi
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grevillea_caleyi

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