Grevillea arenaria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Grevillea arenaria |
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| Grevillea arenaria subsp. canescens | |
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Grevillea
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arenaria
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Embothrium arenarium (R.Br.) Dum.Cours. |
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Grevillea arenaria is a shrub which is endemic to the east 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.
See also
In Spanish: Grevillea arenaria para niños
