Grevillea intricata

Grevillea intricata (cultivated, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

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Grevillea intricata, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Grevillea intricata in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Description
Grevillea intricata is a dense spreading shrub with intricately branched foliage. The leaves are 50mm -110mm long and dissected into narrow leaf lobes about 20mm - 40mm long and 1mm wide. The leaf margins are curved downwards and enclose the lower surface of the leaf blade.Grevillea intricata produces masses of small conical spikes of creamy white or pale yellow flower from May to October. The fruit are oblong or oval and about 11mm - 15mm long.

Habitat
woodland, shrubland in rocky soil, stony soil, sand or loam.

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 3
Spread (m): 1 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 450
Flower Colour: cream
Flower Season: frequent

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters. Provides a refuge for birds.

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	intricata

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  Grevillea astericosa
  Grevillea baileyana
  Grevillea banksii prostrate
  Grevillea baueri
  Grevillea bipinnatifida
  Grevillea bronwenae
  Grevillea candelabroides
  Grevillea coccinea
  Grevillea concinna
  Grevillea corrugata
  Grevillea crithmifolia
  Grevillea decurrens
  Grevillea didymobotrya
  Grevillea dielsiana
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