Grevillea eriobotrya

Grevillea eriobotrya, commonly called the woolly cluster grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a small area in the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[2]

Woolly cluster grevillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. eriobotrya
Binomial name
Grevillea eriobotrya
Habit

Description

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 4 metres (5 to 13 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple flat linear leaves with a blade that is 70 to 140 millimetres (3 to 6 in) in length and 1 to 1.5 mm (0.04 to 0.06 in) wide. It blooms from September to December and produces a terminal inflorescence with white to cream flowers, followed by a simple hairy ellipsoidal fruit that is 20 to 25 mm (0.8 to 1.0 in) long. The plant has a lightweight subhemispherical seed with a spongy testa, most likely adapted for wind-dispersal, it can be regenerated from seed only.[3]

Distribution

Grevillea eriobotrya grows on sandplains amongst tall or medium trees in sandy soils in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie and Yalgoo IBRA regions.

See also

References
  1. "Grevillea eriobotrya". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Grevillea eriobotrya". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Grevillea eriobotrya F.Muell., Fragm. 10: 44 (1876)". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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