Grevillea arenaria
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 Grevillea arenaria subsp. canescens
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| Grevillea arenaria R.Br |
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Embothrium arenarium (R.Br.) Dum.Cours. |
Grevillea arenaria is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of New South Wales in Australia. It has an erect to spreading habit and grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height. Its leaves are 1.5 to 7 cm long and 3 to 15 mm in width. The flowers, which occur in groups of 2 to 10, are pink, red or orange, with green or yellow at the base and green styles. These occur year round, with a major flourish in spring.
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London in 1810.
There are currently two recognised subspecies:
- G. arenaria R.Br. subsp. arenaria
- G. arenaria subsp. canescens (R.Br.) Olde & Marriott
A former subspecies, known as G. arenaria subsp. montana (R.Br.) McGill., is currently treated as a species in its own right - G. montana R.Br.
It occurs on sandy soils in open forests in the Great Dividing Range, its southernmost extent in line with Narooma and its northernmost extent in line with Sydney.
[edit] References
- Grevillea arenaria. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- New South Wales Flora Online: Grevillea arenaria by , Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
- Grevillea arenaria. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
