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Grevillea saccata

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Proteaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Proteales

Genus
  
Grevillea

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Similar
  
Grevillea thyrsoides, Grevillea maxwellii, Grevillea dielsiana, Grevillea maccutcheonii, Grevillea pilosa

Grevillea saccata, commonly known as pouched grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west region of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.25 and 0.5 metres in height. The red flowers usually appear from June to November in the species native range. The species was formally described in 1870 by English botanist George Bentham in his Flora Australiensis.

It is similar in appearance to G. fasciculata , G. crassifolia and G. depauperata.

References

Grevillea saccata Wikipedia