Grevillea eriobotrya
| Grevillea eriobotrya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. eriobotrya |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea eriobotrya F.Muell. | |
Grevillea eriobotrya, commonly called the Woolly cluster grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a small area in the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[1]
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 4 metres (5 to 13 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple flat linear leaves with a blade that is 70 to 140 millimetres (3 to 6 in) in length and 1 to 1.5 mm (0.04 to 0.06 in) wide. It blooms from September to December and produces a terminal inflorescence with white to cream flowers, followed by a simple hairy ellipsoidal fruit that is 20 to 25 mm (0.8 to 1.0 in) long. The plant has a lightweight subhemispherical seed with a spongy testa, most likely adapted for wind-dispersal, it can be regenerated from seed only.[2]
G. eriobotrya grows on sandplains amongst tall or medium trees in sandy soils in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie and Yalgoo IBRA regions.
See also
References
- ↑ "Grevillea eriobotrya". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ "Grevillea eriobotrya F.Muell., Fragm. 10: 44 (1876)". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2014.