Grevillea saxicola

Grevillea saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. saxicola
Binomial name
	Grevillea saxicola; S.J.Dillon, 2014[1]

Grevillea saxicola is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet saxicola (“dweller among rocks”) refers to the species’ habitat.

Description

The species grows as a shrub or small tree to 2.5–7 m in height with rough, grey-black bark. The lobed leaves are usually 70–270 mm, sometimes up to 310 mm, long. The conflorescent flowers are cream to pale yellow, appearing at the ends of the branches from late spring to early autumn.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the arid Pilbara shrublands ecoregion of Western Australia, from 40 km east of Paraburdoo to 50 km west-north-west of Newman. It grows on the orange-red-brown loam soils of the scree slopes and ridges of banded iron formations, as well as in mulga woodlands.[1]

References

Dillon, Steven J (2014). "Grevillea saxicola (Proteaceae), a new species from the Pilbara of Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 24: 103–108. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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[dillon2014-1] Dillon, Steven J (2014). "Grevillea saxicola (Proteaceae), a new species from the Pilbara of Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 24: 103–108. Retrieved 16 May 2021.