Grevillea brevifolia F.Muell. ex Benth.

Shrub 0.5-2.5 m tall. Branchlets subsericeous or occasionally tomentose. Leaves elliptic or very slightly ovate, 1.1-7 cm long, 6-20 (-30) mm wide; upper surface smooth, usually glossy, lateral veins obscure to conspicuous; margins shortly recurved; lower surface sericeous. Conflorescence terminal, decurved to pendulous, pedunculate, usually simple or up to 3 (4)-branched; unit conflorescence a loose subregular cluster or shortly conico-cylindrical, usually many-flowered; floral rachis 10-15 (-32) mm long. Perianth tomentose outside, bearded inside. Pistil 17-22 mm long; style minutely pubescent towards apex; pollen-presenter flat or occasionally very slightly concave in cross-section. Follicle 18-23 mm long, with faint longitudinal ridges.

Grows at subalpine altitudes on exposed rocky sites in open heathy situations, or occasionally on lower slopes in open forest.