Grevillea commutata

Grevillea commutata is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area along the west coast of the Mid West region of Western Australia.[1]

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

The shrub is spreading with many branches and typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets that are subsericeous to tomentose.[2] It has simple flat, linear to obovate ascending leaves that are 50 to 100 millimetres (2.0 to 3.9 in) long and 2 to 9 mm (0.1 to 0.4 in) wide. The inflorescence is terminal has a raceme with irregular white, cream, green or pink flowers that appear between February and December. It will produce a warty, wrinkled, oblong glabrous fruit that is 10 to 14 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in) long.[1]

Grevillea commutata is found to grow in an area to north of the Murchison River as far as the Greenough River and as far inland as Yuna.[2] It is found amongst low trees or tall scrubland or heathland, it will grow in soils that are sandy or loamy on sandplains, dunes or breakaway areas.[1]

There are two known subspecies:

  • Grevillea commutata subsp. commutata
  • Grevillea commutata subsp. pinnatisecta

See also

References
  1. "Grevillea commutata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Grevillea commutata F.Muell., Fragm. 6: 207 (1868)". Flora of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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