Grevillea sulcata is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.[1]

Grevillea sulcata
Conservation status
Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. sulcata
Binomial name
Grevillea sulcata Olde & Marriott

Description

The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.5 metres (1.0 to 4.9 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple, undissected, flat and linear leaves with a blade that is 8 to 30 millimetres (0.31 to 1.18 in) and 1 to 1.5 mm (0.04 to 0.06 in) wide. It blooms between July and September and produces a terminal raceme irregular inflorescence with red flowers and red styles. Later it forms smooth ovoid glabrous fruit that are 13 mm (0.5 in) long.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was named by Peter M. Olde and Neil R. Marriott in 1994 as a part of the work New names and combinations in Grevillea (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) and published in The Grevillea Book.[2]

Distribution

The shrub has a limited range in a small area of the Great Southern region centred around Ravensthorpe where it is usually found growing in loamy soils.[1]

See also

• List of Grevillea species

References