Grevillea stenobotrya F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Grevillea

Characteristics

Shrub 1.5-6 m tall. Leaves dorsiventral, 6-28 cm long, usually entire and linear, 0.7-2.5 mm wide, rarely some or all leaves 2-7-sect with ascending linear lobes 1-2 mm wide, rarely lower lobes again divided; margins tightly and smoothly to angularly revolute; surfaces dissimilar, with lower surface sericeous or often enclosed except for midvein and then 2-grooved. Conflorescence terminal, erect, paniculate with 5-12 (-20) ascending to spreading branches, occasionally the lower ones again 2-7-branched; unit conflorescence cylindrical, 7.5-10 cm long, acropetal to subsynchronous. Flowers irregularly acroscopic. Flower colour: perianth and style creamy white to pale yellow, rarely creamy pink. Perianth subsericeous to subvillous or sparsely so to almost glabrous outside, bearded near base inside or rarely glabrous. Nectary U-shaped or annular. Pistil 5-11 mm long, glabrous; pollen-presenter very oblique, broadly conical. Follicle compressed oblong-ellipsoidal with a decurved apiculum, (8-) 11-16.5 mm long, glabrous, usually faintly viscid when young, smooth at dehiscence, crustaceous with exocarp flaking away soon after maturity to reveal pale mesocarp.
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A large shrub. It can be an upright small tree. It grows 2-5 m high. It spreads 2-3 m across. It has fine leaves. The leaves are 5-25 cm long by 0.2 cm wide. They are rigid and leathery. The edges are curled back. The flowers are white and like candles. The fruit is 1-1.5 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. The seed capsules are attractive.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature width (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 5.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in warm temperate regions. It can grow in the subtropics. It suits semiarid areas. It needs well drained soil. It can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand light frosts. It can grow in arid places. It suits hardiness zones 9-12.
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Grows in red sandhill country with shrub and Triodia communities.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fuel invertebrate food
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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 stenobotrya world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Grevillea stenobotrya threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704063-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709607
COL ID 3HCZ8
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Synonyms

Grevillea livea Grevillea simulans Grevillea stenobotrya