Appearance
''Grevillea venusta'' is a spreading shrub which may reach 5 m high and wide. The branchlets are brownish and hairy, and the bright green leaves are up to 19 cm long. They may be simple and 1–2 cm wide, or forked into two or more lobes. Flowering occurs from autumn to spring, the unusually coloured cylindrical inflorescences are 5–9 cm high and terminal . Each blooms is made up of 12-20 individual flowers, which are green at the base, with gold and then purple-black styles covered with short white hairs. The seedpods which follow are greenish and measure 1.6-1.9 x 0.8 cm.
Distribution
It is restricted to Central Queensland in the vicinity of Byfield National Park and Shoalwater Bay, and is classified as ''vulnerable'' by the Australian government. It grows on sandy soils on ridges and in dry eucalypt forests.Habitat
It is restricted to Central Queensland in the vicinity of Byfield National Park and Shoalwater Bay, and is classified as ''vulnerable'' by the Australian government. It grows on sandy soils on ridges and in dry eucalypt forests.References:
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