Grevillea pilosa

Grevillea pilosa
	Grevillea pilos subsp. redacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. pilosa
Binomial name
	Grevillea pilosa; A.S.George
Synonyms
	Grevillea rufa C.A.Gardner

Grevillea pilosa is a low growing shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.4 and 1 metre in height and produce red or pink flowers between June and December (early winter to early summer) in its native range.[1][2]

The species was first formally described by botanist Alex George in 1966 in The Western Australian Naturalist.[3]

Currently, there are two recognised subspecies:

Grevillea pilosa subsp. redacta Olde & Marriott
Grevillea pilosa A.S.George subsp. pilosa

A former subspecies G. pilosa subsp. dissecta McGill. is currently recognised as a species in its own right, namely Grevillea dissecta (McGill.) Olde & Marriott

References

"Grevillea pilosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
"Grevillea pilosa". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
"Grevillea pilosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

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[FB-1] "Grevillea pilosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

[FOA-2] "Grevillea pilosa". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.

[APNI-3] "Grevillea pilosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 July 2012.