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Grevillea eryngioides

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Grevillea eryngioides
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G. eryngioides
Binomial name
Grevillea eryngioides

Grevillea eryngioides, commonly called the Curly grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an in the eastern Wheatbelt and western Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[1]

The suckering glaucous shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.5 metres (2 to 5 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple dissected leaves with a blade that is 90 to 140 millimetres (4 to 6 in) in length and 13 to 20 mm (0.51 to 0.79 in) wide. It blooms from September to January and produces a terminal inflorescence with yellow or purple flowers, followed by a globose glaucous viscid fruit that is 14 to 21 mm (0.6 to 0.8 in) long.

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References

  1. ^ "Grevillea eryngioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.