Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea wickhamii


Grevillea wickhamii photo
Grevillea wickhamii aprica

Photograph by Cas Liber. License: Public Domain.    (view image details)

Grevillea wickhamii photo
Grevillea wickhamii aprica

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.

Grevillea wickhamii photo
Grevillea wickhamii aprica

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Grevillea wickhamii in Australia

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


Description
Grevillea wickhamii is an erect shrub or small tree. Produces cream, yellow or red flowers from April to October and intermittently throughout the year. Leaves are obovate or spathulate and 25mm - 90mm long and 20mm - 55mm wide. Leaf margins are serrated and prickly. Fruit are oblong or ellipsoidal, 10mm -17mm long.

Habitat
woodland, shrubland; in stony soil, gravelly soil, sand, loam or clay.

Distribution
Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland

Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m
Spread: 2m

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds



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


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 ...