Grevillea variifolia, commonly known as the Cape Range grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.[1]

Cape Range grevillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. variifolia
Binomial name
Grevillea variifolia C.A.Gardner & A.S.George

Description

The spreading irregularly branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1 metre (1.0 to 3.3 ft) and a width of 2 m (6 ft 7 in)[2] and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple flat obovate or cuneate leaves with a blade that is 10 to 55 millimetres (0.39 to 2.17 in) in length and 3 to 25 mm (0.12 to 0.98 in) wide. It blooms between June and October and produces an axillary or terminal raceme irregular inflorescence with red flowers with red styles. Later it forms ridged or ribbed ovoid or ellipsoidal glabrous fruit that are 12 to 16 mm (0.5 to 0.6 in) long.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by the botanists Charles Austin Gardner and Alex George in 1963 as a part of the work Eight new plants from Western Australia as published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.[3] There are two recognised subspecies:

• Grevillea variifolia subsp. bundera
• Grevillea variifolia subsp. varifolia

Distribution

The species grows amongst medium to low trees in scrubland and on spinifex grassland is found from Cape Range as far east as Lake McLeod.[4] In grows in rocky, gravelly, sandy or loamy soils often over limestone.[1]

Cultivation

The species is sold commercially and grows well in a sunny and well drained position. It is suitable for landscaping with the silvery leaves and interesting shaped right red flowers. It is both drought and frost resistant.[2]

See also

• List of Grevillea species

References