Grevillea muelleri

Grevillea muelleri is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a small area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.[1]

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

The species name honors Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.

Description

Grevillea muelleri is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1 metre (1 to 3 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple flat elliptic tripartite leaves with a blade that is 25 to 100 millimetres (1.0 to 3.9 in) in length.

It blooms from April to September and produces a terminal raceme irregular inflorescence with white or cream flowers.

Later it forms rugose ellipsoidal or oblong glabrous fruit that is 7 to 9 mm (0.3 to 0.4 in) long.

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