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Grevillea sarissa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Proteaceae

Scientific name
  
Grevillea sarissa

Order
  
Proteales

Genus
  
Grevillea

Rank
  
Species

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Grevillea sarissa, the wheel grevillea, is a shrub which is native to South Australia and Western Australia. It grows to between 0.6 and 3.5 metres in height and produces yellow, red or pink flowers between August and December (late winter to early summer) in its native range.

The species was originally described by botanist Spencer Le Marchant Moore, his description published in Journal of the Linnean Society in 1899.

Six subspecies are currently recognised:

  • G. sarissa subsp. anfractifolia
  • G. sarissa subsp. bicolor
  • G. sarissa subsp. rectitepala
  • G. sarissa subsp. sarissa
  • G. sarissa subsp. succincta
  • G. sarissa subsp. umbellifera
  • References

    Grevillea sarissa Wikipedia