Grevillea australis

Botanical Name: Grevillea australis
Common Name:  southern grevillea
Family: Proteaceae

Size:  A woody shrub Ht prostrate – 3m W.
Leaves: variable, elliptical; revolute or flat with sharp tip; 1-3cm long; upper surface shiny, lower with dense hairs
Flowers: scented, small, white, claw-like in the leaf axils
Flowering Time:  Spring/summer
Fruit: A leathery follicle containing winged seeds

Habitat/distribution: Widespread predominantly in the northern part of the Statefrom coastal to 1000 m in heath and drysclerophyll forests.

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Other notes: Hardy plant; this is the only Grevillea native to Tasmania