Grevillea coccinea

Grevillea coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet grevillea,[1][2] is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area along the south coast of the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[3]

Grevillea coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. coccinea
Binomial name
Grevillea coccinea

The spreading non-lignotuberous shrub typically grows to 0.5 to 2.5 metres (2 to 8 ft) in height and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple undissected leaves are 30 to 95 millimetres (1.2 to 3.7 in) long and 1 to 4 mm (0.0 to 0.2 in) wide. The inflorescence is terminal has a raceme with regular cream, green or red flowers and appears between July and December. It will produce a simple, hairy, ribbed, ovoid red-brown fruit that is 11 to 16 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in) long.[3][4]

G. coccinea is often found among medium size trees or in tall shrubland and in heathland. It can grow in loam, sand or gravelly soils in areas of granite, laterite or quartzite.

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • Grevillea coccinea subsp. coccinea
  • Grevillea coccinea subsp. lanata

See also

References
  1. "Scarlet Grevillea - Grevillea coccinea". Dave's Garden. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. "Scarlet Grevillea (Grevillea coccinea)". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. "Grevillea coccinea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. "Grevillea coccinea". Australian Native Plants. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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