Grevillea triloba is a spreading shrub endemic to Western Australia, principally the Geraldton area.[1]

Grevillea triloba
Conservation status
Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. triloba
Binomial name
Grevillea triloba Meisn.

Description

The height of the shrub usually ranges from 0.9 to 1.5 m (2 ft 11 in to 4 ft 11 in) and has a diffuse to spreading habit. The flowers, which are sweet-scented, are usually white but pink flowering forms have been observed within the natural distribution. These are produced from early winter to mid spring (June to October In Australia). Its narrow leaves are three-lobed (hence the specific name triloba) and each of the lobes terminates in a sharp point.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy

The plant was first formally described by the botanist Carl Meissner in 1855 in New Proteaceae of Australia as a part of the as a part of the William Jackson Hooker work Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany.[4]

Distribution

The shrub is native to coastal areas in the Mid West region of Western Australia mostly to the north of Geraldton with the bulk of the population found between Northampton and Geraldton. It is mostly found on sandplains growing in sandy loam soils over or around limeston or sandstone or in lateritic soils.[1]

See also

• List of Grevillea species

References

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