Grevillea muricata

Grevillea muricata, also known as the rough spider-flower, is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet muricata means “covered with short, rough points” or “rough-textured”, with reference to the leaves.

Grevillea muricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. muricata
Binomial name
Grevillea muricata
J.M.Black, 1939

Description

The species grows as a low spreading shrub to 0.3–1 m in height. The sausage-shaped leaves are 2–17 mm long by 1–2.1 mm wide, with a rough upper surface that is rolled over so the undersurface is completely enclosed. The flowers are terminally conflorescent, yellowish-green and orange-red, appearing from August to November.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is known only from the central-eastern part of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, where it occurs in open woodland and dense shrubland on sandy or loamy soils over ironstone substrates.[1]

References
  1. R.O. Makinson. "Grevillea muricata J.M.Black". Flora of Australia Online. ABRS. Retrieved 11 May 2021.


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