Grevillea scabra

Grevillea scabra, commonly known as the rough-leaved grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[1]

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

The shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple leaves with a blade that is 10 to 30 millimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) long and 1 to 6 mm (0.04 to 0.24 in) wide. It blooms in October and produces a terminal raceme irregular inflorescence with white or cream flowers and white or cream styles. Later it forms a simple oblique or ellipsoidal hairy fruit that is 10 to 13 mm (0.4 to 0.5 in) long.

See also

References
  1. "Grevillea scabra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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