Grevillea eriostachya

Grevillea eriostachya
	Photograph of a Grevillea eriostachya shrub, near Kata Tjuta in the Northern Territory, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. eriostachya
Binomial name
	Grevillea eriostachya; Lindl.

Grevillea eriostachya, also known as the yellow flame grevillea and the desert grevillea, is a shrub found in Western Australia, the south-west areas of the Northern Territory, and the north-west areas of South Australia.[1] Because of the sweet taste of the shrub's flowers, Aboriginal Australians used it as a sweetener and to add variety to their meals.[2] Nectar eating birds are attracted to the flowers.[1]

Close up photograph of the flowers

References

"Grevillea eriostachya". Australian Native Plants Society. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
A. Gould, Richard; Amorosi, Nicholas (1969). Yiwara: Foragers of the Australian Desert. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 16. ISBN 9780684310435. Retrieved October 13, 2016 – via Questia.

External links

"Grevillea eriostachya Lindl". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.

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[anpsa-1] "Grevillea eriostachya". Australian Native Plants Society. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[2] A. Gould, Richard; Amorosi, Nicholas (1969). Yiwara: Foragers of the Australian Desert. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 16. ISBN 9780684310435. Retrieved October 13, 2016 – via Questia.