Appearance
"Grevillea nivea" is a dense shrub that typically grows to 1.5–2.5 m high and 2–4 m wide with spreading to erect branches. The leaves are erect, 45–58 mm long and deeply divided with nine to fifteen lobes 15–45 mm long, the lobes sometimes further divided, the end lobes linear, 4–25 mm long, 01.5–1.8 mm wide with the edges rolled under, enclosing most of the lower surface. The flowers are arranged on or near the ends of branches, in clusters 80–105 mm long on one side of the rachis, the clusters sometimes branched, the flowers red to dark red, and the pistil 22–24.5 mm long. Flowering occurs in spring and the fruit is a follicle 14–17 mm long.Distribution
This grevillea grows in low, windswept heath among granite rocks close to the coast near Bremer Bay in the Esperance Plains bioregion of southern Western Australia.Status
"Grevillea nivea" is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.Habitat
This grevillea grows in low, windswept heath among granite rocks close to the coast near Bremer Bay in the Esperance Plains bioregion of southern Western Australia.References:
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