Grevillea levis Olde & Marriott

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Grevillea

Characteristics

Dense shrub 1-2 m tall. Branchlets glabrous, sometimes glaucous. Leaves 2-3 (-6) cm long, divaricately 3-or 5-partite, mostly biternate to triternate, sometimes tripartite or with only the lateral primary lobes divided; ultimate lobes linear, 0.5-2 (-4) cm long, 0.3-0.8 mm wide; apices pungent; margins angularly and tightly revolute against very prominent midribs; lower surface 2-grooved. Unit conflorescence acropetal, subglobose to domed-subumbelloid; floral rachis glabrous. Flower colour: perianth and style white to cream, sometimes tinged pink; buds pink. Perianth glabrous outside. Pistil c. 3.5 mm long; stylar swelling ovoid; pollen-presenter conical, base usually clearly broader than apex of style. Follicle obloid to slightly obovoid, 6-9 mm long, smooth.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Grows in open heath or shrubland in sandy soils, often in low-lying areas or in drainage zones around granite outcrops.
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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

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Distribution

Grevillea levis world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Grevillea levis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:982543-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709315
COL ID 3HCSD
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Synonyms

Grevillea levis