Grevillea banksii

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iGrevillea banksii

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. banksii
Binomial name
Grevillea banksii

Grevillea banksii (Banks' Grevillea) is a plant of the family Proteaceae. It is a tall, slender or spreading shrub up to 7m high. Its leaves are pinnate with 3-11 deeply divided, linear to lanceolate segments 5-10 cm long and 1cm wide, with curled-back margins. Flowers are bright red or creamy-white, in clusters up to 15 cm long. It flowers for most of the year, but mainly in spring.

seed pods of Grevillea banksii
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seed pods of Grevillea banksii
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