Grevillea argyrophylla

Silvery-leaved Grevillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. argyrophylla
Binomial name
Grevillea argyrophylla
Meisn.[1]

Grevillea argyrophylla (Silvery-leaved Grevillea) is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-western Western Australia.[2]

It usually grows to between 1 and 6 metres in height and has a peak flowering period between July and October (mid winter to mid spring) in its native range.[3] The flowers are white, occasionally tinged with pink.[2] The obovate leaves are usually 15 to 60 mm long and 2.5 to 8 mm wide.[2]

The species was first formally described by Carl Meissner in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany in 1855, from material collected by James Drummond.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Grevillea argyrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Grevillea argyrophylla". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Grevillea argyrophylla ". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.


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