Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea asparagoides


Grevillea asparagoides photo
Grevillea asparagoides (cultivated, grafted, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Grevillea asparagoides in Australia

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


Description
Grevillea asparagoides is a dense shrub with deeply dissected three-part prickly leaves about 20mm - 35 mm long. The leaf margins curve down under the leaf enclosing the lower surface of the leaf. Red or pink flowers are produced between July and December.

Habitat
Amongst low trees in heathland.

Distribution
south-west of Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 2 m
Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Grevillea
Species:asparagoides


Relatives in same Genus
  Grevillea agrifolia
  Grevillea alpina
  Grevillea angulata
  Grevillea arenaria
  Grevillea armigera
  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 dielsiana
  Grevillea dryandri
  see A-Z list for more ...