Grevillea thelemanniana

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Spider-net Grevillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. thelemanniana
Binomial name
Grevillea thelemanniana
Hügel ex Endl.

The Spider-net Grevillea (Grevillea thelemanniana) is a small, spreading shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. The pink or red flowers appear between late autumn and late spring. The species occurs in the Perth region in low-lowing areas on sandy and sandy-clay soils which are generally wet in the winter. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 m high.

A number of former subspecies are now regarded as species in their own right:

  • subsp. delta McGill. is now Grevillea delta (McGill.) Olde & Marriott
  • subsp. fililoba McGill. is now Grevillea fililoba (McGill.) Olde & Marriot
  • subsp. hirtella (Benth.) McGill. is now Grevillea hirtella (Benth.) Olde & Marriott
  • subsp. obtusifolia (Meisn.) McGill. is now Grevillea obtusifolia Meisn.
  • subsp. pinaster (Meisn.) McGill. is now Grevillea pinaster Meisn.
  • subsp. preissii (Meisn.) McGill. is now Grevillea preissii Meisn.
  • 'form e' is now Grevillea humifusa Olde & Marriott

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