Grevillea pinaster

Grevillea pinaster is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-western Western Australia.[2]

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

Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. pinaster (Meisn.) McGill.

It grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres in height and has a peak flowering period between May and September (late autumn to early spring) in its native range.[3] The flowers are pink to red with yellowish- tipped styles .[2] The long and narrow leaves are 20 to 55 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide.[3]

The species was first formally described by Carl Meissner in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany in 1855, from material collected by James Drummond.[1][2]

The species occurs in a small area from north of Eneabba to Bindi Bindi.[4]

Plants labelled as Grevillea stenomera in plant nurseries are often forms or hybrids of this species.[4]

References
  1. "Grevillea pinaster". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  2. "Grevillea pinaster". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Grevillea pinaster ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. Olde, P.; Marriott, N. (1995). The Grevillea Book Volume 3. Australia: Kangaroo Press. pp. 97–99. ISBN 0864176112.
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