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Grevillea stenobotrya F.Muell.
Family Proteaceae
Common name: Sandhill Spider Flower, Rattle-pod Grevillea, Sandhill Grevillea

Grevillea stenobotrya F.Muell. APNI*

Description: Shrub or small tree, 1.5–6 m high, often basally branched.

Leaves simple, linear, 10–28 cm long, 1–2 mm wide, or rarely pinnatisect with 2–7 linear lobes; lower surface subsericeous, margins often revolute to midvein.

Inflorescences erect, 8–25 cm long, much-branched, branches cylindrical to narrow-subconical. Perianth cream to pale yellow, sparsely silky to subvillous outside, glabrous or with erect hairs inside. Gynoecium 6–11 mm long, stipitate, glabrous; style cream to pale yellow; pollen presenter very oblique.

Follicle glabrous, with a flaky exocarp.


Flower
Photo Tanja Lenz

Flowering: winter and spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in sandhill country in shrub and Triodia communities, often on or near crests of stable or active dunes; in the Tibooburra area.
NSW subdivisions: NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by R. O. Makinson
Taxon concept: R.O. Makinson (2000)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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