Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea dielsiana (Diels Grevillea)


Grevillea dielsiana photo
Grevillea dielsiana - red form. Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

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Grevillea dielsiana photo
Grevillea dielsiana - red form. Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.

Grevillea dielsiana photo
Grevillea dielsiana - red form. Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.




DIELS GREVILLEA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Grevillea dielsiana in Australia

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


Common Name
Diels Grevillea

Description
Diels' Grevillea is an upright to spreading prickly shrub. The leafs are three part and deeply divided to the midvein. The leaf lobes are about 8mm - 20 mm long and 1 mm wide. The leaf margins curve downwards enclosing the lower surface of the leaf blade. Grevillea dielsiana produces profuse clusters of attractive red or apricot flowers in autumn, winter and spring.

Habitat
found in heathland or amongst low trees in sand

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.3m - 2m
Spread: 1m - 2m

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters. The dense prickly foliage provides a refuge for birds.



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Grevillea
Species:dielsiana
Common Name:Diels Grevillea


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 coccinea
  Grevillea concinna
  Grevillea corrugata
  Grevillea crithmifolia
  Grevillea decurrens
  Grevillea didymobotrya
  Grevillea dryandri
  see A-Z list for more ...