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Grevillea saxicola is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet saxicola (“dweller among rocks”) refers to the species’ habitat.
| Grevillea saxicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. saxicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea saxicola S.J.Dillon, 2014[1] | |
Description
The species grows as a shrub or small tree to 2.5–7 m in height with rough, grey-black bark. The lobed leaves are usually 70–270 mm, sometimes up to 310 mm, long. The conflorescent flowers are cream to pale yellow, appearing at the ends of the branches from late spring to early autumn.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the arid Pilbara shrublands ecoregion of Western Australia, from 40 km east of Paraburdoo to 50 km west-north-west of Newman. It grows on the orange-red-brown loam soils of the scree slopes and ridges of banded iron formations, as well as in mulga woodlands.[1]
References
- Dillon, Steven J (2014). "Grevillea saxicola (Proteaceae), a new species from the Pilbara of Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 24: 103–108. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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