Grevillea globosa
| Grevillea globosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. globosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea globosa C.A.Gardner[1] | |
Grevillea globosa is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia, occurring in the northern wheatbelt.[2]
It usually grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height[3] The globose flowerheads appear between mainly between September and January and also sporadically throughout the year in the species native range .[2][3]
The species was first formally described by Charles Austin Gardner in 1964 in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. The type specimen was collected by Fred Lullfitz to the north of Pindar.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "Grevillea globosa ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- 1 2 3 "Grevillea globosa". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- 1 2 "Grevillea globosa ". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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