Grevillea pectinata
Grevillea pectinata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Grevillea |
Species: | G. pectinata
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Binomial name | |
Grevillea pectinata R.Br.[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Grevillea ctenophylla |
Grevillea pectinata, commonly known as comb-leaf grevillea,
Description
Grevillea pectinata is spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–2.5 m (1 ft 8 in – 8 ft 2 in) and sometimes forms a lignotuber. Its leaves are 15–60 mm (0.59–2.36 in) long, 7–25 mm (0.28–0.98 in) wide and oblong to egg-shaped in outline, pinnatipartite to pinnatisect with 8 to 24 lobes sharply-pointed, linear lobes 3–22 mm (0.12–0.87 in) long and 0.8–1.6 mm (0.031–0.063 in) wide, the lobes sometimes almost touching. The edges of the lobes are more or less rolled under, enclosing most of the lower surface. The flowers are arranged singly or in clusters of up to 10 flowers on a rachis 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in) long, the pistil 27–37 mm (1.1–1.5 in) long. The flowers are mauve-pink to red and cream-coloured to yellow, the style red to deep pink. Flowering occurs from June to January and the fruit is an erect, glabrous follicle 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in) long with prominent horns or ridges.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Grevillea pectinata was first formally described by botanist
Distribution and habitat
Comb-leaf grevillea grows in
Conservation status
This grevillea is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Grevillea pectinat". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Grevillea pectinata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Grevillea pectinata". APNI. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1830). Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae. London. p. 23. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ISBN 9780958034180.