Genus Grevillea Rank Species | ||
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Similar Grevillea flexuosa, Grevillea involucrata, Grevillea intricata, Grevillea bedggoodiana, Grevillea acanthifolia | ||
Grevillea curviloba is a prostrate to erect shrub which is endemic to Perth, Western Australia.
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It grows up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in height by 3–4.6 metres (9.8–15.1 ft) in width.
The plant has white or cream flowers which occur from late winter to mid spring (August to October in Australia).
Taxonomy
Grevillea curviloba was first formally described as a variety of Grevillea vestita - G. vestita var. angustifolia by Swiss botanist Carl Meissner in 1845 . In 1986 Australian botanical taxonomist Donald McGillivray promoted the variety to species status, giving it the name Grevillea curviloba.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:
Conservation status
Grevillea curviloba subsp. incurva is declared rare under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950.
Cultivation
Grevillea curviloba is cultivated as an ornamental plant by plant nurseries, for use in gardens and drought tolerant landscaping. It is grown as a shrub with erect forms, or maintained as a 2 feet (0.61 m) by 15 feet (4.6 m) groundcover with prostrate forms.
