The species grows as a low, prickly shrub to 40–60 cm in height by 30–100 cm across. The sharply pointed leaves are 5–8 mm long by 0.8–1 mm wide. The conflorescent flowers are predominantly red, appearing from late August to early October.[1]
^ abcdDavis, Robert W (2020). "Grevillea hystrix (Proteaceae), a poorly known species from sandplain country in Western Australia's Coolgardie bioregion". Nuytsia. 31: 79–82. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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grevillea, hystrix, also, known, porcupine, grevillea, species, plant, protea, family, that, endemic, western, australia, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsorder, protealesfamily, proteaceaegenus, gr. Grevillea hystrix also known as porcupine grevillea is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Western Australia Grevillea hystrixScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder ProtealesFamily ProteaceaeGenus GrevilleaSpecies G hystrixBinomial nameGrevillea hystrixR W Davis 1 Contents 1 History and etymology 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 ReferencesHistory and etymology EditThe species was first collected in 2013 by William Muir recognised as a new taxon at the Western Australian Herbarium in 2014 and formally described by Robert Davis in 2020 The specific epithet hystrix is Latin for porcupine with reference to the spiny leaves 1 Description EditThe species grows as a low prickly shrub to 40 60 cm in height by 30 100 cm across The sharply pointed leaves are 5 8 mm long by 0 8 1 mm wide The conflorescent flowers are predominantly red appearing from late August to early October 1 Distribution and habitat EditThe species is known only from a single population of about 20 plants east of the mining town of Koolyanobbing in the Coolgardie bioregion of Southwest Australia It occurs in sandplain country in low open shrubland on yellow clayey sandy soils 1 References Edit a b c d Davis Robert W 2020 Grevillea hystrix Proteaceae a poorly known species from sandplain country in Western Australia s Coolgardie bioregion Nuytsia 31 79 82 Retrieved 10 May 2021 This Proteaceae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Australian eudicot article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grevillea hystrix amp oldid 1099980333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
