Grevillea montis-cole

• subsp. montis-cole occurs in Mount Cole State Forest. It is a shrub that grows to between 1 and 1.5 m in height and has pistils which are greater than 20 mm in length. It is found growing as an understorey shrub in tall eucalypt forest on soil derived from decomposed granite at c.500-900 metres altitude The subspecies is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.
• subsp. brevistyla occurs on the upper slopes of Mount Langi Ghiran at an altitude of 800-900 metres AHD among granitic outcrops. It is a low spreading shrub growing to 1 m in height that has pistils which are less than 20 mm in length and shorter and broader leaves than subsp. montis-cole. The subspecies is listed as "Vulnerable" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, "threatened" in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and "Vulnerable in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria. Other plant species found in close proximity include Bundy, Shiny Tea-tree, Wedge-leaf Hop-bush, Hairy Correa, Violet Kunzea and Cranberry Heath.