Grevillea robusta
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Overview
- Appearance
- Grevillea robusta is a perennial tree that can grow up to 65.6-98.4 ft. (20-30 m) tall.
- Foliage
- Bark is dark grey with a lace-like pattern. The foliage of this plant is very fern-like. Leaves are pinnate to bipinnate, 3.9-13.4 in. (10-34 cm) long with a green upper surface and a silvery lower surface.
- Flowers
- Flowers are bright orange, 0.78 in. (2 cm) long, in pairs along flower spikes, and grouped into compound recemose inflorences that are then grouped into panicles of 1 to 6.
- Fruit
- Fruits are two-seeded, slender and 0.78 in. (2 cm) long. Seeds are 0.51-0.75 in. (13-19 mm) long, winged with a brown, ovate central seed body.
- Ecological Threat
- Grevillea robusta prefers disturbed areas including disturbed rainforests and along riverbanks. It is native to Australia.
Resources
Global Invasive Species Database. 2011. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission [1]
C.E. Harwood, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Australia [2]
University of Florida IFAS Extension [3]
CABI Invasive Species Compendium [4]
USDA NRCS PLANTS [5]
USDA ARS GRIN [6]
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