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| Grevillea thelemanniana Hügel ex Endl. | ||||||||||||||
The Spider-net Grevillea (Grevillea thelemanniana) is a small, spreading shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. The pink or red flowers appear between late autumn and late spring. The species occurs in the Perth region in low-lowing areas on sandy and sandy-clay soils which are generally wet in the winter. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 m high.
A number of former subspecies are now regarded as species in their own right:
- subsp. delta McGill. is now Grevillea delta (McGill.) Olde & Marriott
- subsp. fililoba McGill. is now Grevillea fililoba (McGill.) Olde & Marriot
- subsp. hirtella (Benth.) McGill. is now Grevillea hirtella (Benth.) Olde & Marriott
- subsp. obtusifolia (Meisn.) McGill. is now Grevillea obtusifolia Meisn.
- subsp. pinaster (Meisn.) McGill. is now Grevillea pinaster Meisn.
- subsp. preissii (Meisn.) McGill. is now Grevillea preissii Meisn.
- 'form e' (prostrate or grey-leaf form) is now Grevillea humifusa Olde & Marriott