Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea nudiflora


Grevillea nudiflora photo
Grevillea nudiflora, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

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Grevillea nudiflora photo
Grevillea nudiflora, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.

Grevillea nudiflora photo
Grevillea nudiflora, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Grevillea nudiflora in Australia

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


Description
Grevillea nudiflora is a spreading or prostrate shrub. It produces red, pink, orange-red or purple red flowers in winter and spring, The leaves are linear and 40mm - 105mm long and 1mm - 4mm wide. The leaf margins are entire and curve downwards and may enclose the lower surface of the leaf blade, forming two grooves with the midvein. Fruit are ovoid and ribbed or ridged, about 10mm -18mm long.

Habitat
woodland, shrubland, heathland in rocky or stony soil, or loam

Distribution
Grevillea nudiflora is endemic to an area on the south coast of Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.3m - 1.8m
Spread: 1.5m - 5m

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Grevillea
Species:nudiflora


Relatives in same Genus
  Grevillea agrifolia
  Grevillea alpina
  Grevillea angulata
  Grevillea arenaria
  Grevillea armigera
  Grevillea asparagoides
  Grevillea asplenifolia
  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
  see A-Z list for more ...