Grevillea fililoba

Grevillea fililoba is a small shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. The species occurs in a restricted area near Geraldton on sandy soils and lateritic gravel.

Grevillea fililoba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. fililoba
Binomial name
Grevillea fililoba
(McGill.) Olde & Marriott

It grows to about 1.5 metres in height, has divided leaves and bright red flowers which appear between mid-winter and early spring.

Taxonomy

Grevillea fililoba was formerly classified as a subspecies of Grevillea thelemanniana (subsp. fililoba McGill. ). It is also known by the cultivar names Grevillea 'Ellendale' and 'Ellendale Pool'.

References

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