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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Proteaceae

Scientific name
  
Grevillea pinaster

Order
  
Proteales

Genus
  
Grevillea

Rank
  
Species

Grevillea pinaster Grevilleascomau Grevillea pinasterstenomera prostrate red

Similar
  
Grevillea stenomera, Grevillea preissii, Grevillea obtusifolia, Grevillea ripicola, Grevillea olivacea

Grevillea pinaster is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-western Western Australia.

It grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres in height and has a peak flowering period between May and September (late autumn to early spring) in its native range. The flowers are pink to red with yellowish- tipped styles . The long and narrow leaves are 20 to 55 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide.

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The species was first formally described by Carl Meissner in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany in 1855, from material collected by James Drummond.

Grevillea pinaster Grevilleascomau Grevillea pinasterstenomera prostrate red

The species occurs in a small area from north of Eneabba to Bindi Bindi.

Plants labelled as Grevillea stenomera in plant nurseries are often forms or hybrids of this species.

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References

Grevillea pinaster Wikipedia