Grevillea oleoides

Red Spider Flower
Grevillea oleoides in Royal National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. oleoides
Binomial name
Grevillea oleoides Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f.

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.^[1][2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Sydney and the surrounding area in dry sclerophyll woodland or heathland in moist locations near creeks or swamps.^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1827 by Franz Sieber.^[3]

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.

References

1. "Grevillea oleoides Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
2. "Grevillea oleiodes". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
3. "Grevillea oleoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 June 2012.