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| + | '''''Grevillea rosmarinifolia''''' ('''Rosemary Grevillea''') is a plant of the family [[Proteaceae]]. |
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| + | ''Grevillea rosmarinifolia'' usually occurs as a small to medium, shrub to 0.3–2 meters high.<ref name="anpsa">{{cite web|url=http://asgap.org.au/g-ros.html|title=Grevillea rosmarinifolia|date=Sunday 11 November 2007|publisher= Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - ANPSAz|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> |
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| + | The leaves resemble [[rosemary]] - narrow-linear, stiff with sharp points and curled-under margins, 0.8-3.8 cm long and 0.7–3 mm wide.<ref name="rbgdt">{{cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Grevillea~rosmarinifolia|title=Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> |
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| + | ''G. rosmarinifolia'' produces clusters of red or pink flowers from winter to spring.<ref name="anpsa" /> The flowers are rich in nectar and attract nectarivorous insects and birds. |
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| ==Varieties== | | ==Varieties== |
− | | + | *Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. glabella (R.Br.) Makinson |
| + | *Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn. subsp. rosmarinifolia |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |