Grevillea acuaria

Grevillea acuaria is a shrub which is endemic to the south of Western Australia.

Grevillea acuaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. acuaria
Binomial name
Grevillea acuaria
Synonyms
  • Grevillea aculeolata S.Moore
  • Grevillea aculeolata S.Moore var. aculeolata
  • Grevillea aculeolata var. longifolia S.Moore
  • Grevillea arida C.A.Gardner

It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high with linear leaves which are 10 to 20 mm long and 0.5 to 2 mm wide. Red flowers appear between May and October in its native range.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist English botanist George Bentham in 1870 in Flora Australiensis, based on plant material collected by James Drummond.[2]

It occurs among low to medium-sized trees in a variety of soils.[3]

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