Kingdom Plantae Family Proteaceae Scientific name Grevillea irrasa | Order Proteales Genus Grevillea Rank Species | |
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Similar Grevillea callichlaena, Grevillea bemboka, Grevillea oxyantha, Grevillea gariwerdensis, Grevillea integrifolia | ||
Grevillea irrasa is a shrub species which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia. It has a spreading to erect habit, growing 1.5-3 metres high. Flowers appear between August and January (late winter to mid summer) in its native range. These are red, apricot or pink.
The species was first formally described by Australian botanist Bob Makinson in 2000, his description published in Flora of Australia. Two subspecies are recognised:
G. irrasa occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in the south-east of New South Wales.
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