Grevillea caleyi R.Br.

Caley's grevillea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Grevillea

Characteristics

Open spreading shrub, 1-4 m high. Leaves pinnatisect or pinnatipartite, elliptic in overall outline, 5-18 cm long, 30-75 mm wide, with (11-) 19-36 spreading linear to narrowly obovate lobes; lobes 1.5-3.5 cm long, usually simple or occasionally the basal ones bifid, not pungent; margins recurved; lower surface villous, with hairs 2-layered. Unit conflorescence erect, secund; floral rachis 40-80 mm long. Flower colour: perianth fawn; style maroon to red with a green tip. Perianth villous outside. Pistil 25-28 mm long; ovary stipitate; style glabrous. Follicle 17-21 mm long, tomentose.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Restricted to woodland-heath associations on ridgetops at 200 m alt., in laterised gravelly soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 20 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Leaf

Grevillea caleyi leaf picture by O'Loughlin Davi (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Grevillea caleyi flower picture by O'Loughlin Davi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Grevillea caleyi world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Grevillea caleyi threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:703737-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709023
COL ID 6L4ZZ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Grevillea caleyi Stylurus caleyi Grevillea blechnifolia