Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea coccinea


Grevillea coccinea photo
Grevillea coccinea

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.

Grevillea coccinea photo
Grevillea coccinea

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Grevillea coccinea in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Description
Grevillea coccinea is a spreading shrub with cream or green or red flowers from July to October. The leaves are simple, undivided and about 40mm - 90 mm long. The reddish brown fruit is oval and ribbed, and about 1cm - 1.5cm long.

Habitat
found amongst low trees, or tall shrubland; in sandy or loamy soil

Distribution
endemic to south coastal areas of Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 2.5 m


Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Grevillea
Species:coccinea


Relatives in same Genus
  Grevillea agrifolia
  Grevillea alpina
  Grevillea angulata
  Grevillea arenaria
  Grevillea armigera
  Grevillea asparagoides
  Grevillea asplenifolia
  Grevillea astericosa
  Grevillea baileyana
  Grevillea banksii prostrate
  Grevillea baueri
  Grevillea bipinnatifida
  Grevillea bronwenae
  Grevillea candelabroides
  Grevillea concinna
  Grevillea corrugata
  Grevillea crithmifolia
  Grevillea decurrens
  Grevillea didymobotrya
  Grevillea dielsiana
  Grevillea dryandri
  see A-Z list for more ...