Grevillea georgeana

Grevillea georgeana

"Grevillea georgeana" is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to inland areas of south-western Western Australia. It is an erect to widely spreading shrub with deeply divided leaves, the end lobes linear and sharply pointed, and scarlet to bright reddish-pink and cream-coloured flowers.
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Appearance

"Grevillea georgeana" is an erect to widely spreading shrub that typically grows to 1–3 m high and up to 4 m wide. Its leaves are deeply divided, 30–70 mm long with six to thirteen lobes, sometimes further divided, the end lobes linear, 4–19 mm long, 1.0–1.5 mm wide and sharply pointed. The edges of the leaflets are rolled under, enclosing most of the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in clusters along a rachis 15–70 mm long and are bright reddish-pink and cream-coloured, the pistil mostly 25–27 mm long and the style red. Flowering mainly occurs from July to October and the fruit is a more or less spherical follicle 7–10 mm long with a few shaggy hairs.
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Distribution

This grevillea grows in open shrubland in shallow, stony soils in the ranges north of Southern Cross between Koolyanobbing and Diemals.

Status

"Grevillea georgeana" is classified as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderProteales
FamilyProteaceae
GenusGrevillea
SpeciesG. georgeana
Photographed in
Australia