Grevillea adenotricha

Grevillea adenotricha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G.  adenotricha
Binomial name
Grevillea adenotricha
McGill.

Grevillea adenotricha is a shrub which is endemic to the north of Western Australia.

It has an erect habit, growing to a height of between 0.8 and 2 metres high with leaves which are 45 to 70 mm long and 15 to 25 mm wide. Red flowers generally appear between May and August in the species native range.[1]

The species was first formally described by Donald McGillivray in 1986 based on plant material collected from Manning Gorge in 1973.[2]

It occurs on sandstone outcrops.[3]

References

  1. "Grevillea adenotricha". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  2. "Grevillea adenotricha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. "Grevillea adenotricha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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