Grevillea obtusifolia

Grevillea obtusifolia
Grevillea obtusifolia 'Gingin Gem'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. obtusifolia
Binomial name
Grevillea obtusifolia
Meisn.
Synonyms

Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. obtusifolia (Meisn.) McGill.

Grevillea obtusifolia (Obtuse-leaved Grevillea) is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows up to between 0.5 and 1.5 metres in height and up to 5 metres in width. It produces pink to red flowers between August and November (mid winter to late spring ) in its native range.

The species was first formally described by botanist Carl Meissner, his description published in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis in 1856.

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