Grevillea oleoides facts for kids
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Grevillea
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oleoides
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Grevillea oleoides, also known as red spider flower, is a shrub which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.
Description
The species is an erect shrub, growing up to 3 metres in height. Its leaves are usually narrow-obovate and occasionally sublinear. The flowers which are red, or occasionally pink, appear predominantly from late winter to late spring (August to November in Australia) but appear sporadically throughout the year.
Distribution
The species occurs in Sydney and the surrounding area in dry sclerophyll woodland or heathland in moist locations near creeks or swamps.
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1827 by Franz Sieber.
Synonyms include:
- Grevillea seymouriae Sweet ex Meisn.
- Grevillea oleoides Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. var. oleoides
- Grevillea oleoides Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. subsp. oleoides
- Grevillea speciosa subsp. oleoides (Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f.) McGill.
Images for kids
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Habit in Heathcote National Park
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See also
In Spanish: Grevillea oleoides para niños
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