Grevillea sessilis

Grevillea sessilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. sessilis
Binomial name
Grevillea sessilis
C.T.White & W.D.Francis

Grevillea sessilis is a shrub which is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[1]

Description

Erect shrub or small tree that grows 2-6 m in height. Its leaves are 5-16 cm long with 5-18 narrowly ovate, oblong, or sublinear lobes. Flower color: perianth white; style cream-white or occasionally greenish yellow; tip green.[2]

Field Identification

G. sessillis can be distinguished from related plant species such as G. whiteana and G. hodgei by its comparatively longer floral bracts, which are 3.5-6.5 mm in length.[2]

Occurrence

Low mountain ranges of inland eastern Qld, from Cairns area S to Springsure and Theodore. Grows in open woodland or shrubland in shallow sandy soils over siliceous sandstone. Flowers Apr.–Dec.[2]

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