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| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| familia = [[Proteaceae]]
 
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| genus = '''''Grevillea'''''
 
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'''''Grevillea''''' ({{pron-en|ɡrɨˈvɪliə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a diverse [[genus]] of about 360 species of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the protea family [[Proteaceae]], native to [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Sulawesi]]. It was named in honour of [[Charles Francis Greville]]. The species range from [[prostrate shrub|prostrate]] [[shrub]]s less than 0.5 m tall to [[tree]]s 35 m tall. Common names include '''Grevillea''', '''Spider Flower''', '''Silky-oak''' and '''Toothbrush'''.
  
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Grevillea (Charles F. Greville, once vice-president of the Royal Society of England, and a patron of botany). Proteaceae. Trees and shrubs, of about 200 species, mostly Australian, one of which is commonly cultivated in this country as a decorative pot-plant and also in the open in southern California and elsewhere in warm regions.
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Closely related to the genus ''[[Hakea]]'', the genus gives its name to the subfamily [[Grevilleoideae]]. Many species of grevilleas are popular [[garden plant]]s, especially in Australia but also in other temperate and subtropical climates. Many grevilleas have a propensity to interbreed freely, and extensive hybridisation and selection of horticulturally desirable attributes has led to the commercial release of many [[cultivar]]s. Among the best known are [[Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'|''Grevillea'' 'Robyn Gordon']], a small shrub up to 1.5 metres high and wide which can flower 12 months of the year in subtropical climates.
  
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Leaves alternate, very various: fls. small, perfect, mostly in pairs in the clusters or racemes, apetalous, the calyx with 4 recurved parts; stamens of 4 sessile perfect anthers borne on the sepals; style 1, long and curved: fr. a follicle, with 1 or 2 winged orbicular or oblong flat seeds. The fls., sometimes showy and ornamental, are terminal and axillary, the racemes sometimes umbel-like. The fls. of some species produce honey. Some species yield useful timber.
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Many species are cultivated for their distinctive foliage and showy [[flower]]s, and they have been extensively [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridised]].  
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Grevilleas hybridise extremely easily in cultivation. this has resulted in a huge number of named [[Grevillea cultivars]].
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They are also good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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They can be grown from soft tip [[cutting]]s from December-March (in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]) or [[seed]].  
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Many harder to grow species can be grafted onto hardy rootstock such as ''[[Grevillea robusta]]''.
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===Pests and diseases===
  
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'''''Grevillea''''' is a diverse [[genus]] of about 360 species of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the protea family [[Proteaceae]], native to [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Sulawesi]]. The species range from prostrate [[shrub]]s less than 0.5 m tall to [[tree]]s 35 m tall. Common names include '''Grevillea''', '''Spider Flower''', '''Silky-oak''' and '''Toothbrush'''.
 
  
 
==Species==
 
==Species==
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:''This list is incomplete; for a complete list, see [[Wikispecies:Grevillea]].''
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{{Main|List of Grevillea species}}
  
 
There are over 350 species which are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to Australia, including the following:
 
There are over 350 species which are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to Australia, including the following:
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* ''[[Grevillea acanthifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
 
* ''[[Grevillea acanthifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
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* ''[[Grevillea acerosa]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
 
* ''[[Grevillea alpina]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea alpina]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea baueri]]'' [[R.Br.]]
 
 
* ''[[Grevillea annulifera]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea annulifera]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea aquifolium]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea aquifolium]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea arenaria]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea arenaria]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea argyrophylla]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea armigera]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea armigera]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea asparagoides]] [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea asparagoides]] [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'' Knight
 
* ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'' Knight
 
* ''[[Grevillea australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea banksii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]  
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* ''[[Grevillea banksii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea barklyana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea barklyana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea baueri]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea beadleana]]''<ref>[http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10360 Threatened species]</ref>
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* ''[[Grevillea bedggoodiana]]'' [[J.H.Willis]] ex [[McGill.]] 
 
* ''[[Grevillea bipinnatifida]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea bipinnatifida]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea brachystylis]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea brachystylis]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea bracteosa]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea bracteosa]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea buxifolia]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea buxifolia]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea bronwenae]]'' [[Keighery]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea caleyi]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea caleyi]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candelabroides]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candelabroides]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candicans]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candicans]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
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* ''[[Grevillea celata]]'' [[Bill Molyneux|Molyneux]]
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* ''[[Grevillea centristigma‎]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill]].) [[Keighery]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea chrysophaea]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea chrysophaea]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea concinna]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea confertifolia]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea confertifolia]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea crithmifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea crithmifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea corrugata]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott Reef|Marriot]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea curviloba]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea curviloba]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea depauperata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea depauperata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dielsiana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dielsiana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
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* ''[[Grevillea didymobotrya]]'' [[Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dimidiata]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dimidiata]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea drummondii]]'' (W.Fitzg.) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea drummondii]]'' (W.Fitzg.) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea dryophylla]]'' [[ Norman Wakefield|N.A.Wakef.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea dryophylla]]'' [[Norman Wakefield|N.A.Wakef.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea endlicheriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea endlicheriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea erectiloba]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea erectiloba]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea excelsior]]'' [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea excelsior]]'' [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea fasciculata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea fasciculata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea fililoba]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]) [[Olde]] & [[Marriot]]
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* ''[[Grevillea fililoba]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]) [[Olde]] & [[Marriott Reef|Marriot]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea flexuosa]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea flexuosa]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea floribunda]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea floribunda]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea floripendula]]'' [[Raymond Smith|R.V.Sm.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea floripendula]]'' [[Raymond Smith|R.V.Sm.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea georgeana]]'' [[McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea glabrata]]'' ([[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea glabrata]]'' ([[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea gordoniana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea gordoniana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
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* ''[[Grevillea hookeriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea hookeriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea huegelii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea huegelii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea humifusa]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
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* ''[[Grevillea humifusa]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Neil Marriott|Marriott]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea ilicifolia]]'' ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea ilicifolia]]'' ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea infecunda]]'' [[McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea intricata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea intricata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea involucrata]]'' [[Alex Geoerge|A.S.George]]
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* ''[[Grevillea involucrata]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea johnsonii]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea johnsonii]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea juniperina]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]  
 
* ''[[Grevillea juniperina]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]  
 
* ''[[Grevillea lanigera]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea lanigera]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea laurifolia]]'' Sieber ex [[Kurt Sprengel|Spreng.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea laurifolia]]'' Sieber ex [[Kurt Sprengel|Spreng.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea lavandulacea]]'' [[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea lavandulacea]]'' [[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leptopoda]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leptopoda]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leucopteris]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leucopteris]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea levis]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
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* ''[[Grevillea levis]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott Reef|Marriott]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea linearifolia]]'' (Cav.) Druce
 
* ''[[Grevillea linearifolia]]'' (Cav.) Druce
 
* ''[[Grevillea longifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea longifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea miniata]]''  W.Fitzg.
 
* ''[[Grevillea miniata]]''  W.Fitzg.
 
* ''[[Grevillea miqueliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea miqueliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea montis-cole]]'' R.V.Sm.
 
* ''[[Grevillea mucronulata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea mucronulata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea nudiflora]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea nudiflora]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea pilosa]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea pilosa]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea pilulifera]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) Druce
 
* ''[[Grevillea pilulifera]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) Druce
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* ''[[Grevillea pimeleoides]]'' [[W.Fitzg.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea pinaster]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea polybotrya]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea polybotrya]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea preissii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea preissii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea ramosissima]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea ramosissima]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea repens]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea repens]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea ripicola]]'' [[A.S.George]]
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* ''[[Grevillea rhyolitica]]'' [[R.O.Makinson]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea rivularis]]'' L.A.S.Johnson & McGill
 
* ''[[Grevillea rivularis]]'' L.A.S.Johnson & McGill
 
* ''[[Grevillea robusta]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea robusta]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea triloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea triloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea triternata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea triternata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea umbellulata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea treueriana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea treueriana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea vestita]]'' (Endl.) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea vestita]]'' (Endl.) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea wickhamii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea wickhamii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea wilsonii]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
 
* ''[[Grevillea wilsonii]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
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*''[[Grevillea × gaudichaudii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]] ex [[Gaudich.]]
 
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Five species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these - ''[[Grevillea exul|G. exul]].'',  
 
Five species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these - ''[[Grevillea exul|G. exul]].'',  
 
''[[Greviileea gillvayi|G. gillvayi]]'', and ''[[Grevillea meisneri|G. mesneri]]'' are endemic to New Caledonia
 
''[[Greviileea gillvayi|G. gillvayi]]'', and ''[[Grevillea meisneri|G. mesneri]]'' are endemic to New Caledonia
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while ''[[Grevillea elbertii|G. elbetii]]'' and ''[[Grevillea papuana|G. papuana]]'' are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, ''[[Grevillea baileyana|G. baileyana]]'' and ''[[Grevillea glauca|G. glauca]]'', occur in both New Guinea and [[Queensland]].
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while ''[[Grevillea elbertii|G. elbertii]]'' and ''[[Grevillea papuana|G. papuana]]'' are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, ''[[Grevillea baileyana|G. baileyana]]'' and ''[[Grevillea glauca|G. glauca]]'', occur in both New Guinea and [[Queensland]].
  
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===Traditional Aboriginal use===
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Grevillea flowers were a traditional favourite among Aborigines for their sweet [[nectar]]. This could be shaken onto the hand to enjoy, or into a [[coolamon]] with a little water to make a sweet drink. They might be referred to as the original "bush lollies".
 
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[[Image:Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 01.jpg|thumb|[[New Holland Honeyeater]] on ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'', [[Australian National Botanic Gardens]], Canberra]]
 
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Many species are cultivated for their distinctive foliage and showy [[flower]]s, and they have been extensively [[hybrid]]ised. They can be grown from soft tip [[cutting]]s from December-March (in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]) or [[seed]].
 
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Many harder to grow species can be grafted onto hardy rootstock such as ''[[Grevillea robusta]]''.
 
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Grevilleas hybridise extremely easily in cultivation. this has resulted in a huge number of named [[Grevillea cultivars]].
 
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They are also good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors. They are also used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the [[Dryandra Moth]].
 
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There is an active '''Grevillea Study Group''' in [[Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants|ASGAP]] for people interested in Grevilleas, both for uses in horticulture and for conservation in the wild.
 
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*[http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=2555 ABRS Flora of Australia online: ''Grevillea'']
 
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* [http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/greville.html The Grevillea Page] of [[ASGAP]]
 
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* [http://www.grevilleapark.org/ The Illawarra Grevillea Park Page]
 
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Image:Grevillea.jpg|''Grevillea banksii''
 
 
Image:Grevillea candelabroides mingenew email.jpg|''G. candelabroides'', Mingenew
 
Image:Grevillea candelabroides mingenew email.jpg|''G. candelabroides'', Mingenew
 
Image:Grevillea dielsiana.jpg|''Grevillea dielsiana''
 
Image:Grevillea dielsiana.jpg|''Grevillea dielsiana''
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Image:Grevillia banksii0.jpg
 
Image:Grevillia banksii0.jpg
 
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{{Commons|Grevillea}}
 
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Grevillea banksii in flower


Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

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Grevillea (pronounced /ɡrɨˈvɪliə/)[1] is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi. It was named in honour of Charles Francis Greville. The species range from prostrate shrubs less than 0.5 m tall to trees 35 m tall. Common names include Grevillea, Spider Flower, Silky-oak and Toothbrush.

Closely related to the genus Hakea, the genus gives its name to the subfamily Grevilleoideae. Many species of grevilleas are popular garden plants, especially in Australia but also in other temperate and subtropical climates. Many grevilleas have a propensity to interbreed freely, and extensive hybridisation and selection of horticulturally desirable attributes has led to the commercial release of many cultivars. Among the best known are Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', a small shrub up to 1.5 metres high and wide which can flower 12 months of the year in subtropical climates.

Many species are cultivated for their distinctive foliage and showy flowers, and they have been extensively hybridised.

Grevilleas hybridise extremely easily in cultivation. this has resulted in a huge number of named Grevillea cultivars.

They are also good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors.

Cultivation

Propagation

They can be grown from soft tip cuttings from December-March (in the Southern Hemisphere) or seed.

Many harder to grow species can be grafted onto hardy rootstock such as Grevillea robusta.

Pests and diseases

Species

Main article: List of Grevillea species

There are over 350 species which are endemic to Australia, including the following:

Five species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these - G. exul., G. gillvayi, and G. mesneri are endemic to New Caledonia while G. elbertii and G. papuana are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, G. baileyana and G. glauca, occur in both New Guinea and Queensland.

Gallery

  • G. candelabroides, Mingenew

  • Grevillea dielsiana

  • G. wickhamii aprica

  • G. rivularis

  • Grevillia banksii0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  2. ↑ Threatened species

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