Grevillea scabra, commonly known as the rough-leaved grevillea,[1] is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[2]

Rough leaved grevillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. scabra
Binomial name
Grevillea scabra Meisn.

Description

The shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple leaves with a blade that is 10 to 30 millimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) long and 1 to 6 mm (0.04 to 0.24 in) wide. It blooms in October and produces a terminal raceme irregular inflorescence with white or cream flowers and white or cream styles. Later it forms a simple oblique or ellipsoidal hairy fruit that is 10 to 13 mm (0.4 to 0.5 in) long.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by the botanist Carl Meissner in 1845 as a part of the Johann Georg Christian Lehmann work Plantae Preissianae.[1] The only synonym is Hakea scabra (Meisn.) Christenh. & Byng.[3]

Distribution

The species is found as far north as Bolgart and extends south to the east of Beverley in the Wandoo National Park. It is usually found growing in soils containing laterite.[2]

See also

• List of Grevillea species

References