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|familia=Proteaceae
|genus=Grevillea
|species=lanigera
|common_name=Woolly grevillea
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit=shrub
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|Max wd box=4
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|origin=Australia
|origin_ref=Wikipedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Wikipedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|flowers=red, orange, yellow, pink
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|image=Grevillea lanigera mount tamboritha.jpg
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'''''Grevillea lanigera''''', commonly known as '''Woolly Grevillea''',  is  a small [[shrub]]   which is [[Endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and [[New South Wales]] in [[Australia]].

The species shows considerable variation in its habit and other characteristics. It may be prostrate or erect, the latter forms growing from 0.3 to 1.5 metres in height. The red flowers may occur throughout the year, but are most prolific in winter and spring. It has hairy leaves and branchlets, giving rise to the specific epithet ''lanigera'' derived from the [[Latin]] words ''lana'' (wool) and ''ger'' (to bear or carry).

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==Varieties==
There are a number of named cultivars and forms including the following:
*''G. lanigera'' 'Blush'
*''G. lanigera'' 'Clearview John' -form from [[Lake Glenmaggie]]
*''G. lanigera'' 'Compacta'
*''G. lanigera'' coastal form
*''G. lanigera'' 'Coastal Gem'
*''G. lanigera'' fine-leaved form
*''G. lanigera'' 'Lutea'
*''G. lanigera'' 'Mount Tamboritha' - a prostrate form
*''G. lanigera'' 'Prostrate'
*''G. lanigera'' [[Snowy River]] form
*''G. lanigera'' [[Victor Harbour]] form

The species is known to  [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridise]] with ''[[Grevillea alpina]]'', ''[[Grevillea arenaria]]'', ''[[Grevillea floribunda]]'', ''[[Grevillea jephcottii]]'', ''[[Grevillea polybractea]]'' and ''[[Grevillea rosmarinifolia]]''. Named hybrids include:

*''G.'' 'Clearview Robin' - Snowy River form x Victor Harbour form
*''G.'' 'Crosbie Morrison' - ''G. lanigera'' x ''G. lavandulacea''
*''G.'' 'Edna Walling Softly Softly' - ''G.alpina'' x ''G. lanigera'' 'Blush'
*''G.'' 'Granya Glory' - ''G. lanigera'' x ''G. polybractea''
*''G.'' 'Pinkie' - seedling from ''G. lanigera''

==Gallery==
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File:Grevillea lanigera 'Lutea'.jpg| ''Grevillea lanigera'' 'Lutea'
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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