Grevillea rubicunda is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Australia.

Grevillea rubicunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. rubicunda
Binomial name
Grevillea rubicunda S.Moore, 1920

Description

The species grows as a low, spreading shrub to 0.6–2 m in height. The leaves are 12–20 cm long. The conflorescent flowers are white with pinkish brown hairs, appearing at the ends of the branches from December to May.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on the Kakadu escarpment of western Arnhem Land in the tropical Top End of Australia's Northern Territory. It grows beside creeks on sandy soils on sandstone substrates.[1]

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