Grevillea divaricata R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Grevillea

Characteristics

Low shrub to ?40 cm tall. Leaves entire, well-spaced along branchlets, spreading, linear, often gently curved, 0.8-1.3 cm long, 0.5-0.6 mm wide; margins revolute; upper surface scabrid; lower surface enclosed including midvein and 1-grooved, or rarely slightly exposed near leaf base. Conflorescence terminal, simple to 3-branched; unit conflorescence a decurved 1-4-flowered loose cluster, opening uncertain; floral rachis 2-6 mm long, glabrous. Flowers acroscopic. Flower colour: not known, probably red or red and cream. Perianth glabrous outside, bearded inside. Pistil c. 16 mm long; ovary shortly stipitate, glabrous or with a few ascending hairs ventrally on basal half; stipe swollen, c. 0.5 mm long, ventrally tomentose; style glabrous, slightly exserted from late bud; pollen-presenter lateral. Fruit and seed not known.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Environment

Recorded as growing in dry open forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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

Grevillea divaricata world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Grevillea divaricata threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:703795-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709112
COL ID 3HCNF
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Synonyms

Grevillea divaricata